Chaulgnes has yet to put a famous person on the list
Roselyne Bachelot tops the 108 names on record in Nevers, 9 mi away. Famous people are on record for 93 of the towns in Nièvre. The longest list of any town in Nièvre belongs to Nevers, with 108. After Nevers, the next longest list in Nièvre is Clamecy’s, with 21.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chaulgnes (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Chaulgnes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Chaulgnes
The most names next door are in Nevers: 108.
Questions about famous people from Chaulgnes
Who counts as from Chaulgnes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chaulgnes 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 (4)
- Camille Barrère: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Déat: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miguel Martinez: Marcigny71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Sanchez: Serge Ottaviani, 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.