VB#1
Faith
Victoire Brielle
1815–1847French nun (1815-1847)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Saint-Poix, Mayenne
From 1815 to 1917, Saint-Poix was the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the French nun Victoire Brielle, covered in 5 languages. The other is Hubert d'Andigné, the French politician. Within 9 mi, La Guerche-de-Bretagne lists the most: 4, with Alain Passard first. Victoire Brielle was born in 1815.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victoire Brielle
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1815
Victoire Brielle
Youngest
1917
Hubert d'Andigné
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Poix
HD#2
Politics & Law
Hubert d'Andigné
1917–2005French politician (1917–2005)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Saint-Poix is known for
Clergy and people of faith 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
Around it, La Guerche-de-Bretagne has the most people on record, 4 of them.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Poix
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Poix?
Victoire Brielle (French nun (1815-1847)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hubert d'Andigné.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Poix?
2 people born in Saint-Poix 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-Poix known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Poix?
Victoire Brielle, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1917.
Who counts as from Saint-Poix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Poix 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)
- Alain Passard: nienfanhsun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Madiot: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, 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.