LL#1
Writing & Arts
Louis de Lyvron
1835–1894French novelist
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Gilles Bardet · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Renaison, Loire
2 famous people were born in Renaison
Most widely known is Louis de Lyvron, the French novelist, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French trade unionist René Lomet. Of its neighbours, Roanne, 7 mi away, lists the most: 120, Cédric Si Mohamed first. The earliest on the list is Louis de Lyvron, born in 1835, and the youngest René Lomet, born in 1933.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis de Lyvron
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1835
Louis de Lyvron
Youngest
1933
René Lomet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Renaison
RL#2
Politics & Law
René Lomet
1933–2018French trade unionist (1933–2018)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Renaison is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Roanne has the most people on record, 120 of them.
Questions about famous people from Renaison
Who is the most famous person from Renaison?
Louis de Lyvron (French novelist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Lomet.
How many famous people were born in Renaison?
2 people born in Renaison have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Renaison known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Renaison?
Louis de Lyvron, born in 1835. The youngest on the list was born in 1933.
Who counts as from Renaison?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Renaison itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Romain Poyet: Benoit-caen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ribes: A.L., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.