Claude Dechastelus
1798–1873French politician
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The best known is the French politician Claude Dechastelus, with an article in one language. The other is Fernand Merlin, the French politician. Born in 1798, Claude Dechastelus is the first name on record, and Fernand Merlin, born in 1868, the most recent. The nearest list is in Tarare, 9 mi away: 30 names, starting with Corentin Tolisso.
French politician
French politician (1868-1937)
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Feurs · 10 miFranck Montagny & 14 more
Thizy-les-Bourgs · 11 miJean-Marie Roland de La Platière & 12 moreJVAmplepuis · 7 miJean-Baptiste Vietty & 8 more
Le Coteau · 12 miRomain Poyet & 7 more
Panissières · 8 miJean Berthelier & 3 more
Balbigny · 6 miAlice TaverneClaude Dechastelus (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fernand Merlin.
2 people born in Saint-Just-la-Pendue have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Claude Dechastelus, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1868.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Just-la-Pendue 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.
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