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Famous people · Couptrain, Mayenne

Couptrain’s famous people span 116 years: 2 births from 1831 to 1947

Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Armand Bigot the best known. The list has one more: the French journalist Arsène Maulavé. Within 8 mi, La Ferté Macé lists the most: 12, with Jean-Marie Louvel first. Armand Bigot, the best known, was born in 1831.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Armand Bigot
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1831
Armand Bigot
Youngest
1947
Arsène Maulavé
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Couptrain

AB#1
Politics & Law

Armand Bigot

1831–1914

French politician (1831-1914)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AM#2
Writing & Arts

Arsène Maulavé

1947–2021

French journalist

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

What Couptrain is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Close by, La Ferté Macé counts 12 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Couptrain

Who is the most famous person from Couptrain?

Armand Bigot (French politician (1831-1914)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arsène Maulavé.

How many famous people were born in Couptrain?

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

What is Couptrain 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 Couptrain?

Armand Bigot, born in 1831. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Couptrain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Couptrain 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 (3)

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.