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Famous people · Boischampré, Orne

Boischampré’s famous people span 206 years: 2 births from 1722 to 1928

At the top of the list is the French jockey Jean-René Gougeon, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician René Vauquelin. The neighbour with the longest list is Argentan, 4 mi away: 55, led by Fernand Léger. The list’s best known name, Jean-René Gougeon, dates from 1928.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-René Gougeon
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1722
René Vauquelin
Youngest
1928
Jean-René Gougeon
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Boischampré

JG#1
Sports

Jean-René Gougeon

1928–2008

French jockey (1928-2008)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RV#2
Politics & Law

René Vauquelin

1722–1794

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Boischampré is known for

1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

3 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Boischampré

Who is the most famous person from Boischampré?

Jean-René Gougeon (French jockey (1928-2008)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Vauquelin.

How many famous people were born in Boischampré?

2 people born in Boischampré have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Boischampré known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Boischampré?

René Vauquelin, born in 1722. The youngest on the list was born in 1928.

Who counts as from Boischampré?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Boischampré 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)

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.