Of the 6 famous people born in Roche-la-Molière, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 8 languages make the French footballer Georges Peyroche the best known. The largest group, 4, was born between 1914 and 1969. Jean Colly (1858) and Alexandra Louison (1982) mark the two ends of the list. Only 13 of the 98 towns in Loire with anyone on record list more.
What stands out about Roche-la-Molière’s famous people
What Roche-la-Molière is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 3.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Roche-la-Molière
Georges Peyroche, Alexandra Louison and Jean Colly are written about in 8, 3 and 3 languages.
#2Alexandra Louison
born 1982French triathlete
#3Jean Colly
1858–1929French politician (1858-1929)
When Roche-la-Molière’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Roche-la-Molière
3 more, from 1921 to 1951.

No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Saint-Étienne: 355.
Saint-Étienne · 4 miWilly Sagnol & 354 more
Firminy · 3 miBlandine Dancette & 28 more
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez · 4 miFaouzi Ghoulam & 15 more
La Ricamarie · 3 miAdel Chedli & 5 more
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert · 6 miSylvie Bonnet & 3 more
Le Chambon-Feugerolles · 3 miJean Boudoint & 1 moreBNSaint-Genest-Lerpt · 2 miBlaise NeyretQuestions about famous people from Roche-la-Molière
Who is the most famous person from Roche-la-Molière?
Georges Peyroche (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandra Louison and Jean Colly.
How many famous people were born in Roche-la-Molière?
6 people born in Roche-la-Molière have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
What is Roche-la-Molière known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Roche-la-Molière?
Jean Colly, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Roche-la-Molière?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roche-la-Molière 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 (9)
- Alexandra Louison: Kagaoua, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Colly: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Pierre Vallat: Mouardouz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willy Sagnol: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blandine Dancette: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faouzi Ghoulam: KevFB, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adel Chedli: محمد أمين الطرابلسي, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvie Bonnet: Marie Milan-Homolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Boudoint: Fablur, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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