Photo: Anthony Levrot · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Challes-les-Eaux yet, but Chambéry next door has 201
In all of Savoie, the famous people on record come from 69 towns. Chambéry’s 201 names make the longest list in Savoie. After Chambéry, the next longest list in Savoie is Albertville’s, with 51. The best known born in Chambéry is Olivier Giroud.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Challes-les-Eaux (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 Challes-les-Eaux yet.
Famous people born near Challes-les-Eaux
The fullest list close by belongs to Chambéry, with 201.
Questions about famous people from Challes-les-Eaux
Who counts as from Challes-les-Eaux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Challes-les-Eaux 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 (3)
- Olivier Giroud: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée IV de Savoie: Abate Ferrero di Lavriano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Besson: Pierre73, 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.