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Famous people · Chanu, Orne

Chanu has just one famous person to its name: Victor-Edmond Leharivel-Durocher

Victor-Edmond Leharivel-Durocher, the French sculptor, was born in 1816. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. For more famous names, Flers is 5 mi away: its list has 18, led by Guy Mollet.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victor-Edmond Leharivel-Durocher
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1816
Victor-Edmond Leharivel-Durocher
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Chanu

VL#1
Writing & Arts

Victor-Edmond Leharivel-Durocher

1816–1878

French sculptor (1816–1878)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Chanu

Who is the most famous person from Chanu?

Victor-Edmond Leharivel-Durocher (French sculptor (1816–1878)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Chanu?

1 people born in Chanu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Chanu known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Chanu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chanu 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).

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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.