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Crosmières, birthplace of the French politician Joseph Chevé

The French politician Joseph Chevé was born in 1807. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in one language. For more famous names, La Flèche is 5 mi away: its list has 31, led by Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Chevé
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1807
Joseph Chevé
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Crosmières

JC#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Chevé

born 1807

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is La Flèche’s, with 31.

Questions about famous people from Crosmières

Who is the most famous person from Crosmières?

Joseph Chevé (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 Crosmières?

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

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Crosmières 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).

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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.