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Famous people · Marigny-Le-Lozon, Manche

Marigny-Le-Lozon is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French painter Robert Bucaille, with an article in one language. Yves Heurté is the only other name on the list. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Lô, 7 mi away: 60, led by Urbain Le Verrier. From Robert Bucaille to Yves Heurté, the births on the list run from 1905 to 1926.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Bucaille
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1905
Robert Bucaille
Youngest
1926
Yves Heurté
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Marigny-Le-Lozon

RB#1
Writing & Arts

Robert Bucaille

1905–1992

French painter

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
YH#2
Science & Medicine

Yves Heurté

1926–2006

French physician, writer and poet (1926–2006)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Marigny-Le-Lozon is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Saint-Lô leads the towns around it, with 60 names.

Questions about famous people from Marigny-Le-Lozon

Who is the most famous person from Marigny-Le-Lozon?

Robert Bucaille (French painter) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Yves Heurté.

How many famous people were born in Marigny-Le-Lozon?

2 people born in Marigny-Le-Lozon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Marigny-Le-Lozon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marigny-Le-Lozon?

Robert Bucaille, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.

Who counts as from Marigny-Le-Lozon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marigny-Le-Lozon 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 (4)

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.