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Politics & Law
Charles-Bruno Francoville
1757–1835French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Brêmes, Pas-de-Calais
A single famous person was born in Brêmes: Charles-Bruno Francoville
The French politician Charles-Bruno Francoville was born in 1757. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their story is told in 2 languages. Calais, 8 mi off, can claim 117 famous people, the best known Gérard Debreu.
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Charles-Bruno Francoville
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1757
Charles-Bruno Francoville
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Famous people from the towns next door
Calais leads the towns around it, with 117 names.
Questions about famous people from Brêmes
Who is the most famous person from Brêmes?
Charles-Bruno Francoville (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Brêmes?
1 people born in Brêmes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Brêmes known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Brêmes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brêmes 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 (5)
- Gérard Debreu: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Brazy: Serge Ottaviani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Machy: Le Nord Maritime, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Goethals: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Cocquempot: Nalanico, 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.