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Famous people · Saint-Charles-la-Forêt, Mayenne
The French bishop Jean-Baptiste Bouvier is the one famous person from Saint-Charles-la-Forêt
The French bishop Jean-Baptiste Bouvier was born in 1783. That places their birth before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 8 languages. Of its neighbours, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, 9 mi away, lists the most: 49, Claude Pompidou first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Baptiste Bouvier
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1783
Jean-Baptiste Bouvier
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Charles-la-Forêt
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne’s, at 49 names.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Charles-la-Forêt
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Charles-la-Forêt?
Jean-Baptiste Bouvier (French bishop) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Charles-la-Forêt?
1 people born in Saint-Charles-la-Forêt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Charles-la-Forêt known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Saint-Charles-la-Forêt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Charles-la-Forêt 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
- Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, 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.