#1Charles-Louis Lavigne
1840–1913Catholic bishop (1840–1913)
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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.
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.
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Charles-Louis Lavigne, Edmond Mendras and Yves de Kermabon are written about in 8, 5 and 4 languages.
#1Catholic bishop (1840–1913)
#2French military personnel (1882-1964)
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The longest list nearby is Mende’s, with 34.
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.
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.
Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 16. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Pierre Guyot, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.
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.
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