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Politics & Law
Jean-Loup Metton
born 1949French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Romainbehar · CC0Famous people · Chazay-d'Azergues, Rhône
Chazay-d'Azergues has one famous person on record
Jean-Loup Metton, the French politician, was born in 1949. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Nearby, L'Arbresle, 5 mi away, lists 13, led by Rémi Garde.
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1
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Jean-Loup Metton
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1949
Jean-Loup Metton
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Chazay-d'Azergues
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is L'Arbresle’s, at 13 names.
Questions about famous people from Chazay-d'Azergues
Who is the most famous person from Chazay-d'Azergues?
Jean-Loup Metton (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chazay-d'Azergues?
1 people born in Chazay-d'Azergues have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chazay-d'Azergues 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 Chazay-d'Azergues?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chazay-d'Azergues 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?
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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 (4)
- Rémi Garde: cropped by Shory (extracted from Jejecam 's image), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Villard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Vianney: Romary, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bail: Studio Benque (Paris), Public domain, 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.