#1Marie Le Franc
1879–1964French writer (1879-1964)
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
At the top of the list is the French writer Marie Le Franc, covered in 8 languages. The other is Claude Cillart de Kerampoul, the French lexicographer. Marie Le Franc was born in 1879. The neighbour with the longest list is Vannes, 9 mi away: 138, led by Alain Resnais.

#1French writer (1879-1964)
French lexicographer (1686-1749)
Around it, Vannes has the most people on record, 138 of them.
Marie Le Franc (French writer (1879-1964)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude Cillart de Kerampoul.
2 people born in Sarzeau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Claude Cillart de Kerampoul, born in 1686. The youngest on the list was born in 1879.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sarzeau 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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