#1Alain Brieux
1922–1985French bookseller (1922-1985)
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Most widely known is Alain Brieux, the French bookseller, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are Frédéric Bonnefille and Jean-François Mandar. Per head, the list is long: 11.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Val-d'Oise has 1.3. 2 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.

The three are covered in 2, 1 and 1 languages: Alain Brieux, Frédéric Bonnefille and Jean-François Mandar.
#1French bookseller (1922-1985)
French politician
French poet
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Around it, Pontoise has the most people on record, 72 of them.
Pontoise · 8 miNicolas Flamel & 71 moreRBMéru · 9 miRachid Bouhenna & 8 moreFHChaumont-en-Vexin · 9 miFrançois Heutte & 8 more
Magny-en-Vexin · 9 miJean-Baptiste Santerre & 5 more
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône · 9 miGustave Brochant de Villiers & 3 more
Cergy · 7 miNorbert Abramov & 1 moreCLOsny · 7 miChristian LéonRDVauréal · 8 miRaymond DupuytremAlain Brieux (French bookseller (1922-1985)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Frédéric Bonnefille and Jean-François Mandar.
4 people born in Marines 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jean-François Mandar, born in 1732. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marines 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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