No one from Rouessé-Vassé is on the famous people list yet
Within 10 mi, Évron lists the most: 8, with Bernard Richard first. In Sarthe, 95 towns have someone on the list. Le Mans has the most of any town in Sarthe: 160. After Le Mans, the next longest list in Sarthe is La Flèche’s, with 31.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Rouessé-Vassé (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rouessé-Vassé yet.
Famous people born near Rouessé-Vassé
The most names next door are in Évron: 8.
Questions about famous people from Rouessé-Vassé
Who counts as from Rouessé-Vassé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rouessé-Vassé 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 (1)
- Bernard Richard: Fanseriesus, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.