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Famous people · Parcé-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe
Parcé-sur-Sarthe is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the French politician Guy Janvier, covered in 2 languages. The other is Jean Saulnier, the French military personnel. Jean Saulnier (1930) and Guy Janvier (1948) mark the two ends of the list. Nearby, La Flèche, 11 mi away, lists 31, led by Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guy Janvier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1930
Jean Saulnier
Youngest
1948
Guy Janvier
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Parcé-sur-Sarthe
JS#2
Military
Jean Saulnier
1930–2013French military personnel (1930-2013)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Parcé-sur-Sarthe is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, 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
Close by, La Flèche counts 31 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Parcé-sur-Sarthe
Who is the most famous person from Parcé-sur-Sarthe?
Guy Janvier (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Saulnier.
How many famous people were born in Parcé-sur-Sarthe?
2 people born in Parcé-sur-Sarthe have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Parcé-sur-Sarthe known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Parcé-sur-Sarthe?
Jean Saulnier, born in 1930. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Parcé-sur-Sarthe?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Parcé-sur-Sarthe 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 (5)
- Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prosper Guéranger: Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugénie Faux-Froidure: La Revue illustrée. Photographe inconnu., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Axilette: Alexis Axilette, 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.