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Famous people · Planches, Orne

3 famous people call Planches their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French historian Adolphe Guesnon, covered in one language. Second and third on the list are Fernand Soupé and Pierre de Maurey d'Orville. Charles-Simon Catel tops the 24 names on record in L'Aigle, 12 mi away. Only 18 of the 102 towns in Orne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adolphe Guesnon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1763
Pierre de Maurey d'Orville
Youngest
1889
Fernand Soupé
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Planches

Counted by languages, Adolphe Guesnon is ahead of Fernand Soupé and Pierre de Maurey d'Orville: 1, 1 and 1.

AG#1
Writing & Arts

Adolphe Guesnon

1824–1917

French historian (1824-1917)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
FS#2
Politics & Law

Fernand Soupé

1889–1976

French politician (1889-1976)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PD#3
Writing & Arts

Pierre de Maurey d'Orville

1763–1832

French poet

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

What Planches is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

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

Nearby, L'Aigle has the most on record, with 24.

Questions about famous people from Planches

Who is the most famous person from Planches?

Adolphe Guesnon (French historian (1824-1917)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fernand Soupé and Pierre de Maurey d'Orville.

How many famous people were born in Planches?

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

What is Planches 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 Planches?

Pierre de Maurey d'Orville, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.

Who counts as from Planches?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Planches 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.