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Politics & Law
Almire Breteau
1862–1930French politician (1862-1930)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Tresson, Sarthe
Tresson, birthplace of the French politician Almire Breteau
In 1862, the French politician Almire Breteau was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in 2 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Calais, 8 mi away: 6, led by Louis-Ernest Dubois.
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Almire Breteau
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1862
Almire Breteau
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Tresson
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Saint-Calais counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Tresson
Who is the most famous person from Tresson?
Almire Breteau (French politician (1862-1930)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Tresson?
1 people born in Tresson have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Tresson 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 Tresson?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tresson 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?
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Photo credits (2)
- Louis-Ernest Dubois: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jarry: Alain JARRY, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.