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Writing & Arts
Léopold Lelée
1872–1947French painter (1872-1947)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Chemazé, Mayenne
Chemazé has just one famous person to its name: Léopold Lelée
Léopold Lelée, the French painter, was born in 1872. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. A short trip away, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (4 mi) counts 49 famous people, Claude Pompidou among them.
Born here
1
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Best known
Léopold Lelée
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Léopold Lelée
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Chemazé
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne counts 49 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Chemazé
Who is the most famous person from Chemazé?
Léopold Lelée (French painter (1872-1947)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chemazé?
1 people born in Chemazé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chemazé known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chemazé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chemazé 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)
- Claude Pompidou: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Léo Dubois: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.