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Famous people · Chabanière, Rhône

2 famous people were born in Chabanière

Articles in 5 languages make the Roman Catholic bishop Clément Bonnand the best known. The other is Étienne Durand, the French politician. The neighbour with the longest list is Givors, 7 mi away: 23, led by Anthony Lopes. Born in 1729, Étienne Durand is the first name on record, and Clément Bonnand, born in 1796, the most recent.

#1 best knownClément BonnandFaith · 1796–1861
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Clément Bonnand
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1729
Étienne Durand
Youngest
1796
Clément Bonnand
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Chabanière

Clément Bonnand#1
Faith

Clément Bonnand

1796–1861

Roman Catholic bishop (1796–1861)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉD#2
Politics & Law

Étienne Durand

1729–1799

French politician (1729-1799)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Chabanière is known for

Share of Chabanière’s famous people in each field.

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, Givors has the most on record, with 23.

Questions about famous people from Chabanière

Who is the most famous person from Chabanière?

Clément Bonnand (Roman Catholic bishop (1796–1861)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Durand.

How many famous people were born in Chabanière?

2 people born in Chabanière have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Chabanière known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chabanière?

Étienne Durand, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 1796.

Who counts as from Chabanière?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chabanière 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.