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Politics & Law
François-Justin Jaffard
1791–1854French politician (1791-1854)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ispagnac, Lozère
Ispagnac has just one famous person to its name: François-Justin Jaffard
In 1791, the French politician François-Justin Jaffard was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. Go 10 mi to Mende and the list grows to 34, with Christophe Laurent at the top.
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1
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François-Justin Jaffard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1791
François-Justin Jaffard
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Ispagnac
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mende: 34.
Questions about famous people from Ispagnac
Who is the most famous person from Ispagnac?
François-Justin Jaffard (French politician (1791-1854)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ispagnac?
1 people born in Ispagnac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ispagnac 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 Ispagnac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ispagnac 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 (1)
- Christophe Laurent: Sanguinez, CC BY 2.5, 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.