Chasnay has no famous person on record yet
Just 8 mi away, La Charité-sur-Loire’s list holds 11 names, Camille Barrère the best known. 93 towns in Nièvre have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Nièvre is Nevers’, with 108 names. Clamecy has the second-longest list in Nièvre, after Nevers, with 21.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chasnay (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chasnay yet.
Famous people born near Chasnay
The fullest list close by belongs to La Charité-sur-Loire, with 11.
Questions about famous people from Chasnay
Who counts as from Chasnay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chasnay 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)
- Camille Barrère: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Déat: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, 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.