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Famous people · Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales

5 famous people call Pia their birthplace

François Reste de Roca, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Close behind are Henri Azeau and Augustin Tuset. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 3 of them. The list comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Pyrénées-Orientales, at 3.8.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Reste de Roca
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1879
François Reste de Roca
Youngest
1954
Marc Ambert
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Pia’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Pia’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Henri DanielAugustin TusetHenri Azeau
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Pia

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

FR#1
Politics & Law

François Reste de Roca

1879–1976

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HA#2
Writing & Arts

Henri Azeau

1922–1990

French journalist of the 20th century (1922–1990)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AT#3
Writing & Arts

Augustin Tuset

1893–1967

French-Spanish artist and physician (1893-1967)

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

What Pia is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Pia

Another 2, 2 of them athletes.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Perpignan has the most people on record, 297 of them.

Questions about famous people from Pia

Who is the most famous person from Pia?

François Reste de Roca (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Azeau and Augustin Tuset.

How many famous people were born in Pia?

5 people born in Pia have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Pia known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pia?

François Reste de Roca, born in 1879. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Pia?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pia 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.