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Paul Antoine Brunel
1830–1904French general (1830–1904)
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Famous people · Chalmoux, Saône-et-Loire
Chalmoux, birthplace of the French general Paul Antoine Brunel
Paul Antoine Brunel, the French general, was born in 1830. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 4 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Digoin, 10 mi away, lists the most: 15, Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux first.
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Paul Antoine Brunel
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Paul Antoine Brunel
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Chalmoux
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Chalmoux
Who is the most famous person from Chalmoux?
Paul Antoine Brunel (French general (1830–1904)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chalmoux?
1 people born in Chalmoux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chalmoux known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Chalmoux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalmoux 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.
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Photo credits (3)
- Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux: Commonst+, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Colcombet: JoCo1994, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Géraldine Dutroncy: FreeCorp, 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.