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Famous people · Blaye-les-Mines, Tarn

From 1756 to 1909, Blaye-les-Mines was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Pierre Jean Louis Campmas, covered in 3 languages. Clément Taillade is second and Jean-Baptiste Héral third. Within 7 mi, Albi lists the most: 130, with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec first. The list’s best known name, Pierre Jean Louis Campmas, dates from 1756.

#1 best knownPierre Jean Louis CampmasPolitics & Law · 1756–1821
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Jean Louis Campmas
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
Pierre Jean Louis Campmas
Youngest
1909
Clément Taillade
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Blaye-les-Mines

Three names lead: Pierre Jean Louis Campmas (3 languages), Clément Taillade (1) and Jean-Baptiste Héral (1).

Pierre Jean Louis Campmas#1
Politics & Law

Pierre Jean Louis Campmas

1756–1821

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CT#2
Politics & Law

Clément Taillade

1909–1978

French politician

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

Jean-Baptiste Héral

1822–1911

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Around it, Albi has the most people on record, 130 of them.

Questions about famous people from Blaye-les-Mines

Who is the most famous person from Blaye-les-Mines?

Pierre Jean Louis Campmas (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Clément Taillade and Jean-Baptiste Héral.

How many famous people were born in Blaye-les-Mines?

3 people born in Blaye-les-Mines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Blaye-les-Mines 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 Blaye-les-Mines?

Pierre Jean Louis Campmas, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1909.

Who counts as from Blaye-les-Mines?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Blaye-les-Mines 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.