Gilbert Louis
born 1940French Catholic bishop
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At the top of the list is the French Catholic bishop Gilbert Louis, covered in 7 languages. The next two names are Auguste-François Maunoury and Louis Corbière. Just 9 mi away, Flers’ list holds 18 names, Guy Mollet the best known. Only 18 of the 102 towns in Orne with anyone on record list more.
Gilbert Louis leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Auguste-François Maunoury (4) and Louis Corbière (4).
French Catholic bishop
French botanist (1850-1941)
The largest field is Faith, with 2 people.
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The neighbour with the most names is Flers, at 18.
Gilbert Louis (French Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste-François Maunoury and Louis Corbière.
3 people born in Champsecret have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Auguste-François Maunoury, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champsecret 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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