Ambroise Croizat
1901–1951French politician (1901–1951)
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At the top of the list is the French politician Ambroise Croizat, covered in 7 languages. Close behind are Georges Peizerat and Michel Guméry. The nearest list is in Albertville, 10 mi away: 51 names, starting with Gérard Mourou. Half or more of the towns in Savoie have no one on record, but this one has 11.8 for every 10,000 residents.

All three are leaders.
French politician (1901–1951)
French politician
#3French politician (1751-1803)
Close by, Albertville counts 51 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Ambroise Croizat (French politician (1901–1951)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Peizerat and Michel Guméry.
3 people born in La Léchère have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Michel Guméry, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Léchère 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.
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