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Famous people · Pierreclos, Saône-et-Loire

2 famous people call Pierreclos their birthplace

The best known is the French historian and archaeologist Georges Vallet, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Marcel Després, the French politician. The neighbour with the longest list is Mâcon, 7 mi away: 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine. Only 31 of the 166 towns in Saône-et-Loire with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Vallet
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1890
Marcel Després
Youngest
1922
Georges Vallet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Pierreclos

GV#1
Writing & Arts

Georges Vallet

1922–1994

French historian and archaeologist (1922-1994)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MD#2
Politics & Law

Marcel Després

1890–1973

French politician (1890-1973)

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

What Pierreclos is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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, Mâcon has the most on record, with 105.

Questions about famous people from Pierreclos

Who is the most famous person from Pierreclos?

Georges Vallet (French historian and archaeologist (1922-1994)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcel Després.

How many famous people were born in Pierreclos?

2 people born in Pierreclos have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Pierreclos known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pierreclos?

Marcel Després, born in 1890. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.

Who counts as from Pierreclos?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pierreclos 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 (4)

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.