HH#1
Politics & Law
Henri Houdouin
1937–2015French politician (1937-2015)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Fab5669 · CC0Famous people · Bonchamp-lès-Laval, Mayenne
Bonchamp-lès-Laval is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the French politician Henri Houdouin, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the French association football player Christian de Vaufleury. Christian de Vaufleury (1929) and Henri Houdouin (1937) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Mayenne with famous people list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Houdouin
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1929
Christian de Vaufleury
Youngest
1937
Henri Houdouin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Bonchamp-lès-Laval
CV#2
Sports
Christian de Vaufleury
1929–2011French association football player (1929-2011)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Bonchamp-lès-Laval is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, 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
The longest list nearby is Laval’s, with 173.
Questions about famous people from Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Who is the most famous person from Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
Henri Houdouin (French politician (1937-2015)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christian de Vaufleury.
How many famous people were born in Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
2 people born in Bonchamp-lès-Laval have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bonchamp-lès-Laval known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
Christian de Vaufleury, born in 1929. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.
Who counts as from Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bonchamp-lès-Laval 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)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian d'Elva: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.