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Politics & Law
Louis Theilard
1826–1907French politician
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Famous people · Faycelles, Lot
The French politician Louis Theilard is the one famous person from Faycelles
The French politician Louis Theilard was born in 1826. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in an article in one language. For more famous names, Figeac is 3 mi away: its list has 33, led by Jean-François Champollion.
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Louis Theilard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1826
Louis Theilard
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Politics & Law
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Born in Faycelles
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Figeac: 33.
Questions about famous people from Faycelles
Who is the most famous person from Faycelles?
Louis Theilard (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Faycelles?
1 people born in Faycelles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Faycelles known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Faycelles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Faycelles 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)
- Jean-François Champollion: Léon Cogniet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Poux: Fabien Narritsens, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.