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Famous people · Tessy-Bocage, Manche

Tessy-Bocage’s famous people span 174 years: 4 births from 1757 to 1931

Most widely known is Guillaume Mauviel, the French constitutional bishop, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Jules Delafosse and Jean-Claude Lemoine. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 123 towns in Manche with famous people list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guillaume Mauviel
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1757
Guillaume Mauviel
Youngest
1931
Jean-Claude Lemoine
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Tessy-Bocage

First, Guillaume Mauviel (3 languages), then Jules Delafosse (3) and Jean-Claude Lemoine (2).

GM#1
Faith

Guillaume Mauviel

1757–1814

French constitutional bishop

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#2
Politics & Law

Jules Delafosse

1841–1916

French politician (1841-1916)

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

Jean-Claude Lemoine

1931–2007

French politician (1931-2007)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Tessy-Bocage’s famous people were born

The 1750s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Marie DuloutJean-Claude LemoineGuillaume Mauviel
Politics & LawFaithWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Tessy-Bocage is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Tessy-Bocage

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Saint-Lô has the most people on record, 60 of them.

Questions about famous people from Tessy-Bocage

Who is the most famous person from Tessy-Bocage?

Guillaume Mauviel (French constitutional bishop) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Delafosse and Jean-Claude Lemoine.

How many famous people were born in Tessy-Bocage?

4 people born in Tessy-Bocage have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Tessy-Bocage known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tessy-Bocage?

Guillaume Mauviel, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.

Who counts as from Tessy-Bocage?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tessy-Bocage 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 (7)

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.