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Famous people · Écouché-les-Vallées, Orne

3 famous people were born in Écouché-les-Vallées from 1747 to 1871

Most widely known is André Chéradame, the French journalist, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Frédéric-Étienne Leroux and Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil. André Chéradame was born in 1871. Just 5 mi away, Argentan’s list holds 55 names, Fernand Léger the best known.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Chéradame
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil
Youngest
1871
André Chéradame
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Écouché-les-Vallées

Counted by languages, André Chéradame is ahead of Frédéric-Étienne Leroux and Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil: 7, 3 and 2.

AC#1
Writing & Arts

André Chéradame

1871–1948

French journalist (1871-1948)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FL#2
Writing & Arts

Frédéric-Étienne Leroux

1836–1906

Sculptor from France (1836-1906)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
NB#3
Politics & Law

Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil

1747–1804

French politician

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

What Écouché-les-Vallées is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

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Famous people from the towns next door

2 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Écouché-les-Vallées

Who is the most famous person from Écouché-les-Vallées?

André Chéradame (French journalist (1871-1948)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Frédéric-Étienne Leroux and Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil.

How many famous people were born in Écouché-les-Vallées?

3 people born in Écouché-les-Vallées have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Écouché-les-Vallées known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Écouché-les-Vallées?

Nicolas-Bernard Belzais-Courménil, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1871.

Who counts as from Écouché-les-Vallées?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Écouché-les-Vallées 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 (1)

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.