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Famous people · Chenu, Sarthe

Chenu is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French association football player Alain Pascalou, covered in one language. The only other name is the French painter Yves de Saint Jean. Nearby, Montval-sur-Loir, 7 mi away, lists 11, led by Lionel Royer. The list runs from Yves de Saint Jean, born in 1948, to Alain Pascalou, born in 1952.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Pascalou
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1948
Yves de Saint Jean
Youngest
1952
Alain Pascalou
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Chenu

AP#1
Sports

Alain Pascalou

born 1952

French association football player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
YJ#2
Writing & Arts

Yves de Saint Jean

born 1948

French painter

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

What Chenu is known for

1 of them work in Sports, the biggest 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

Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Chenu

Who is the most famous person from Chenu?

Alain Pascalou (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Yves de Saint Jean.

How many famous people were born in Chenu?

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

What is Chenu known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chenu?

Yves de Saint Jean, born in 1948. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.

Who counts as from Chenu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chenu 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 (2)

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.