Franck Arnal
1898–1985French politician (1898-1985)
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At the top of the list is the French politician Franck Arnal, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the French pastor François Rochette. Of its neighbours, La Grand-Combe, 10 mi away, lists the most: 7, Jacques Lataste first. The list’s best known name, Franck Arnal, dates from 1898.
French politician (1898-1985)
French pastor
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Nearby, La Grand-Combe has the most on record, with 7.
Franck Arnal (French politician (1898-1985)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Rochette.
2 people born in Vialas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Rochette, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vialas 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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