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Famous people · Courcelles-sur-Viosne, Val-d'Oise

Courcelles-sur-Viosne, birthplace of the waterwheel constructor Pierre Lucien Fontaine

The waterwheel constructor Pierre Lucien Fontaine was born in 1809. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in one language. Nicolas Flamel tops the 72 names on record in Pontoise, 4 mi away.

Born here
1
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Best known
Pierre Lucien Fontaine
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1809
Pierre Lucien Fontaine
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Courcelles-sur-Viosne

PF#1
Science & Medicine

Pierre Lucien Fontaine

1809–1895

Waterwheel constructor

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Pontoise has the longest list next door: 72.

Questions about famous people from Courcelles-sur-Viosne

Who is the most famous person from Courcelles-sur-Viosne?

Pierre Lucien Fontaine (Waterwheel constructor) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Courcelles-sur-Viosne?

1 people born in Courcelles-sur-Viosne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Courcelles-sur-Viosne known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Courcelles-sur-Viosne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Courcelles-sur-Viosne 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).

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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.