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Famous people · La Léchère, Savoie

La Léchère’s famous people span 160 years: 3 births from 1751 to 1911

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.

#3 best knownMichel GuméryPolitics & Law · 1751–1803
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ambroise Croizat
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Michel Guméry
Youngest
1911
Georges Peizerat
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in La Léchère

All three are leaders.

AC#1
Politics & Law

Ambroise Croizat

1901–1951

French politician (1901–1951)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GP#2
Politics & Law

Georges Peizerat

1911–1975

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Michel Guméry#3
Politics & Law

Michel Guméry

1751–1803

French politician (1751-1803)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Albertville counts 51 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from La Léchère

Who is the most famous person from La Léchère?

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.

How many famous people were born in La Léchère?

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).

What is La Léchère known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Léchère?

Michel Guméry, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.

Who counts as from La Léchère?

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.

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)

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.