Torchamp has no famous person on record yet
Of its neighbours, Domfront en Poiraie, 3 mi away, lists the most: 13, Auguste Chevalier first. In Orne, 102 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Orne belongs to Alençon, with 128. Argentan has the second-longest list in Orne, after Alençon, with 55.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Torchamp (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 Torchamp yet.
Famous people born near Torchamp
Of the towns nearby, Domfront en Poiraie lists the most people: 13.
Questions about famous people from Torchamp
Who counts as from Torchamp?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Torchamp 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)
- Auguste Chevalier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Hélion: Cyril Deicha, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.