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Famous people · Marvejols, Lozère

16 famous people were born in Marvejols, more of them leaders than in most towns

Charles-Louis Lavigne, the Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. As early as 1747, Pierre Guyot was born here, one of 5 born before the Revolution. Among the 35 towns in Lozère with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. 6 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period.

#1 best knownCharles-Louis LavigneFaith · 1840–1913
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Born here
16
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-Louis Lavigne
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Pierre Guyot
Youngest
1964
Thierry Brusseau
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people

What stands out about Marvejols’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Marvejols is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Marvejols’ famous people were born

The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Yves RomeEdmond MendrasCharles-Louis Lavigne
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsFaithSportsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Marvejols

Charles-Louis Lavigne, Edmond Mendras and Yves de Kermabon are written about in 8, 5 and 4 languages.

Charles-Louis Lavigne#1
Faith

Charles-Louis Lavigne

1840–1913

Catholic bishop (1840–1913)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Edmond Mendras#2
Military

Edmond Mendras

1882–1964

French military personnel (1882-1964)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Marvejols

13 more, best known first.

AR

André Louis Pierre Rigal

1888–1953

French painter and sculptor (1888–1953)

Pierre Barthélémy de Nogaret

Pierre Barthélémy de Nogaret

1762–1841

French lawyer and politician (1762–1841)

AL

Antoine Bonnet de Lescure

1777–1849

French politician and engineering officer (1777-1849)

AD

Antoine Simon Chapel d'Espinassoux

1777–1847

French politician (1777-1847)

LH

Louis-Alexis-Arsène Valette des Hermaux

1795–1868

French prosecutor, lawyer and Member of the General Council (1795-1868)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Mende’s, with 34.

Questions about famous people from Marvejols

Who is the most famous person from Marvejols?

Charles-Louis Lavigne (Catholic bishop (1840–1913)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond Mendras and Yves de Kermabon.

How many famous people were born in Marvejols?

16 people born in Marvejols have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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 Marvejols known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 16. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marvejols?

Pierre Guyot, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.

Who counts as from Marvejols?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marvejols 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 (6)

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.