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Famous people · La Lande-Patry, Orne

3 famous people were born in La Lande-Patry from 1756 to 1949

Most widely known is Jean-Claude Décosse, the French athletics competitor, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Ambroise Bertrand de L'Hodiesnière and Émile Halbout. Guy Mollet heads the list in Flers, 2 mi away, which has 18 names. The list’s best known name, Jean-Claude Décosse, dates from 1949.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Claude Décosse
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
Charles Ambroise Bertrand de L'Hodiesnière
Youngest
1949
Jean-Claude Décosse
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in La Lande-Patry

Two of the three are leaders.

JD#1
Notable

Jean-Claude Décosse

born 1949

French athletics competitor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CL#2
Politics & Law

Charles Ambroise Bertrand de L'Hodiesnière

1756–1819

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉH#3
Politics & Law

Émile Halbout

1905–1997

French politician (1905–1997)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What La Lande-Patry is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

The fullest list close by belongs to Flers, with 18.

Questions about famous people from La Lande-Patry

Who is the most famous person from La Lande-Patry?

Jean-Claude Décosse (French athletics competitor) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Ambroise Bertrand de L'Hodiesnière and Émile Halbout.

How many famous people were born in La Lande-Patry?

3 people born in La Lande-Patry have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is La Lande-Patry known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Lande-Patry?

Charles Ambroise Bertrand de L'Hodiesnière, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from La Lande-Patry?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Lande-Patry 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 (3)

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.