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Politics & Law
Pierre Louis Alexandre Carré
1768–1831French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Forges de Lanouée, Morbihan
Forges de Lanouée has just one famous person to its name: Pierre Louis Alexandre Carré
Pierre Louis Alexandre Carré, the French politician, was born in 1768. That places their birth before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. Within 10 mi, Ploërmel lists the most: 24, with Paul Molac first.
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Pierre Louis Alexandre Carré
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1768
Pierre Louis Alexandre Carré
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Forges de Lanouée
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Ploërmel counts 24 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Forges de Lanouée
Who is the most famous person from Forges de Lanouée?
Pierre Louis Alexandre Carré (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Forges de Lanouée?
1 people born in Forges de Lanouée have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Forges de Lanouée 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 Forges de Lanouée?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Forges de Lanouée 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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Photo credits (3)
- Paul Molac: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François-Marie Picaud: Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Denis: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.