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Famous people · Bargemon, Var

Bargemon’s famous people span 139 years: 2 births from 1643 to 1782

Most widely known is Louis Moréri, the French priest and scholar, with articles in 15 languages. The only other name is the French politician Joseph de Villeneuve-Bargemon. Go 7 mi to Draguignan and the list grows to 48, with Alain Connes at the top. The list’s best known name, Louis Moréri, dates from 1643.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Moréri
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1643
Louis Moréri
Youngest
1782
Joseph de Villeneuve-Bargemon
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Bargemon

LM#1
Faith

Louis Moréri

1643–1680

French priest and scholar

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JV#2
Politics & Law

Joseph de Villeneuve-Bargemon

1782–1869

French politician (1782-1869)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Bargemon is known for

Share of Bargemon’s famous people in each field.

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

Draguignan has the longest list next door: 48.

Questions about famous people from Bargemon

Who is the most famous person from Bargemon?

Louis Moréri (French priest and scholar) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph de Villeneuve-Bargemon.

How many famous people were born in Bargemon?

2 people born in Bargemon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Bargemon known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bargemon?

Louis Moréri, born in 1643. The youngest on the list was born in 1782.

Who counts as from Bargemon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bargemon 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 (4)

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.