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Famous people · Saint-James, Manche

Saint-James is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Articles in 5 languages make the French feminist Marie-Louise Bouglé the best known. The French politician and engineer Pierre Loysel ranks second, ahead of Pierre Louis Pinel. Réjane Lecamus, born in 1977, is the youngest, and Pierre Loysel, born in 1751, the first on record. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 8, close to the 5.9 of the typical Manche town.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Louise Bouglé
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Pierre Loysel
Youngest
1977
Réjane Lecamus
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Saint-James

All three are leaders.

MB#1
Politics & Law

Marie-Louise Bouglé

1883–1936

French feminist (1883-1936)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PL#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Loysel

1751–1813

French politician and engineer (1751-1813)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PP#3
Politics & Law

Pierre Louis Pinel

1761–1838

French politician (1761-1838)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-James’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Réjane LecamusPierre Louis PinelMarie-Louise Bouglé
Politics & LawNotable

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

Known for

What Saint-James is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-James

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Avranches, at 37.

Questions about famous people from Saint-James

Who is the most famous person from Saint-James?

Marie-Louise Bouglé (French feminist (1883-1936)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Loysel and Pierre Louis Pinel.

How many famous people were born in Saint-James?

4 people born in Saint-James have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Saint-James known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-James?

Pierre Loysel, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.

Who counts as from Saint-James?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-James 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 (2)

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.