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Alain Cosnard
born 1944French association football player
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · La Roë, Mayenne
La Roë has just one famous person to its name: Alain Cosnard
The French association football player Alain Cosnard was born in 1944. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in an article in one language. Nearby, Ombrée d'Anjou, 12 mi away, lists 7, led by Henry Chazé.
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Alain Cosnard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1944
Alain Cosnard
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Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in La Roë
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Ombrée d'Anjou, with 7.
HCOmbrée d'Anjou · 12 miHenry Chazé & 6 more
La Guerche-de-Bretagne · 7 miAlain Passard & 3 moreVCraon · 8 miVolney & 3 more
Renazé · 7 miMarc Madiot & 2 moreMSCossé-le-Vivien · 10 miMichel Sorin & 1 moreLDArgentré-du-Plessis · 11 miLouis Charles du Plessis d'Argentré & 1 more
Martigné-Ferchaud · 11 miLouis Bridel
La Guerche-de-Bretagne · 7 miAlain Passard & 3 moreVCraon · 8 miVolney & 3 moreRenazé · 7 miMarc Madiot & 2 moreMSCossé-le-Vivien · 10 miMichel Sorin & 1 moreLDArgentré-du-Plessis · 11 miLouis Charles du Plessis d'Argentré & 1 moreMartigné-Ferchaud · 11 miLouis BridelQuestions about famous people from La Roë
Who is the most famous person from La Roë?
Alain Cosnard (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Roë?
1 people born in La Roë have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Roë known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from La Roë?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Roë 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?
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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)
- Alain Passard: nienfanhsun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Madiot: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bridel: Photo de Khaerr, 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.