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Politics & Law
Maurice Sergheraert
1920–2012French politician (1920–2012)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Oudezeele, Nord
Oudezeele, birthplace of the French politician Maurice Sergheraert
Maurice Sergheraert, the French politician, was born in 1920. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in one language so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Hazebrouck, 8 mi away: 34, led by Albert Vanhoye.
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Maurice Sergheraert
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1920
Maurice Sergheraert
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Born in Oudezeele
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Hazebrouck’s, with 34.
Hazebrouck · 8 miAlbert Vanhoye & 33 more
Bergues · 10 miCharles Pacôme & 18 morePNHondschoote · 10 miPierre-Antoine Herwyn de Nevèle & 3 more
Arques · 12 miOctave Pradels & 3 more
Wormhout · 3 miAlbert Plécy & 1 more
Steenvoorde · 4 miGustave Pattein & 1 moreJLVieux-Berquin · 11 miJules-Auguste Lemire & 1 moreOCMorbecque · 10 miOmer CapelleQuestions about famous people from Oudezeele
Who is the most famous person from Oudezeele?
Maurice Sergheraert (French politician (1920–2012)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Oudezeele?
1 people born in Oudezeele have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Oudezeele 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 Oudezeele?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Oudezeele 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 (5)
- Albert Vanhoye: w:fr:Utilisateur:jmsaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pacôme: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Octave Pradels: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Plécy: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Pattein: Louis Piccolati, photographe lillois, 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.