#1Louis Jules Trochu
1815–1896French general, President of the National Defence Council (1815-1896)
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Louis Jules Trochu is the best known, with articles in 39 languages. Second place goes to the French politician Jean Le Garrec, third to Maurice Belleux. Nearby, Quiberon, 10 mi away, lists one, Marc Gontard. The list comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Morbihan.
Counted by languages, Louis Jules Trochu is ahead of Jean Le Garrec and Maurice Belleux: 39, 5 and 2.
#1French general, President of the National Defence Council (1815-1896)
#2French politician (1929–2023)
French military personnel
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The most names next door are in Quiberon: one.
Louis Jules Trochu (French general, President of the National Defence Council (1815-1896)) is the best known by our measure: 39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Le Garrec and Maurice Belleux.
3 people born in Le Palais have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Louis Jules Trochu, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Palais 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.
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