Georges Frêche
1938–2010French politician and legal historian (1938-2010)
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Most widely known is Georges Frêche, the French politician and legal historian, with articles in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Anne Laperrouze and François Solomiac. Over 209 years of births, the list goes from François Solomiac (1747) to Anne Laperrouze (1956). The list comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.7 in the typical town in Tarn.

The three best known are all leaders.
French politician and legal historian (1938-2010)
#2French politician
French politician
Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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1 more, best known first.
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Close by, the fullest list is Castres’, at 20 names.
Georges Frêche (French politician and legal historian (1938-2010)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Anne Laperrouze and François Solomiac.
4 people born in Puylaurens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 4. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Solomiac, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Puylaurens 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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