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Famous people · Flayosc, Var

Flayosc is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Gonzague Truc, the French writer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Joseph Collomp. From Joseph Collomp to Gonzague Truc, the births on the list run from 1865 to 1877. Nearby, Draguignan, 4 mi away, lists 48, led by Alain Connes.

#1 best knownGonzague TrucWriting & Arts · 1877–1972
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gonzague Truc
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1865
Joseph Collomp
Youngest
1877
Gonzague Truc
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Flayosc

Gonzague Truc#1
Writing & Arts

Gonzague Truc

1877–1972

French writer

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JC#2
Politics & Law

Joseph Collomp

1865–1946

French politician (1865–1946)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Flayosc is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Nearby, Draguignan has the most on record, with 48.

Questions about famous people from Flayosc

Who is the most famous person from Flayosc?

Gonzague Truc (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Collomp.

How many famous people were born in Flayosc?

2 people born in Flayosc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Flayosc known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Flayosc?

Joseph Collomp, born in 1865. The youngest on the list was born in 1877.

Who counts as from Flayosc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Flayosc 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 (6)

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.