No one born in Les Champeaux has made the famous people list yet
A short trip away, Saint-Pierre-en-Auge (10 mi) counts 11 famous people, Jacques-Pierre Amette among them. 102 towns across Orne can name a famous person born there. Alençon has the most of any town in Orne: 128. After Alençon, the next longest list in Orne is Argentan’s, with 55.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Champeaux (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Champeaux yet.
Famous people born near Les Champeaux
Of the towns around it, Saint-Pierre-en-Auge has the most on record: 11.
Questions about famous people from Les Champeaux
Who counts as from Les Champeaux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Champeaux 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)
- François Lemarchand: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Laniel: Nationaal Archief, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.