MP#1
Science & Medicine
Maurice de Périgny
1877–1935French archaeologist and photographer (1877-1935)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Verdalle, Tarn
2 famous people were born in Verdalle
Most widely known is Maurice de Périgny, the French archaeologist and photographer, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French politician François Monsarrat. The neighbour with the longest list is Mazamet, 11 mi away: 31, led by Laurent Jalabert. Born in 1877, Maurice de Périgny is the first name on record, and François Monsarrat, born in 1900, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice de Périgny
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1877
Maurice de Périgny
Youngest
1900
François Monsarrat
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Verdalle
FM#2
Politics & Law
François Monsarrat
1900–1972French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Verdalle is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Mazamet’s, with 31.
Questions about famous people from Verdalle
Who is the most famous person from Verdalle?
Maurice de Périgny (French archaeologist and photographer (1877-1935)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Monsarrat.
How many famous people were born in Verdalle?
2 people born in Verdalle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Verdalle known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Verdalle?
Maurice de Périgny, born in 1877. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.
Who counts as from Verdalle?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Verdalle 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 (5)
- Laurent Jalabert: McSmit 12:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Jaurès: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Auriol: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Clos: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Simon: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, 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.