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Politics & Law
Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy
1772–1841French politician (1772-1841)
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Famous people · Chalaines, Meuse
Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy, born in 1772, is Chalaines’ famous person on record
Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy, the French politician, was born in 1772. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. Within 11 mi, Toul lists the most: 58, with Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr first.
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Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1772
Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Chalaines
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Toul has the most people on record, 58 of them.
Questions about famous people from Chalaines
Who is the most famous person from Chalaines?
Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy (French politician (1772-1841)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chalaines?
1 people born in Chalaines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chalaines known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chalaines?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalaines 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)
- Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr: Horace Vernet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Denis: Fran6fran6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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