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Famous people · Pluherlin, Morbihan

Pluherlin, birthplace of the French politician Joseph-Marie-Prudent Lucas de Bourgerel

In 1762, the French politician Joseph-Marie-Prudent Lucas de Bourgerel was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. Malestroit, 7 mi away, has 15 on its list, the best known Cyrille Monnerais.

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Joseph-Marie-Prudent Lucas de Bourgerel
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1762
Joseph-Marie-Prudent Lucas de Bourgerel
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Pluherlin

JB#1
Politics & Law

Joseph-Marie-Prudent Lucas de Bourgerel

1762–1847

French politician (1762-1847)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Malestroit has the most on record: 15.

Questions about famous people from Pluherlin

Who is the most famous person from Pluherlin?

Joseph-Marie-Prudent Lucas de Bourgerel (French politician (1762-1847)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Pluherlin?

1 people born in Pluherlin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Pluherlin 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 Pluherlin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pluherlin 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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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.