#1Charles des Isnards
1876–1964French politician
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Most widely known is Charles des Isnards, the French politician, with articles in 3 languages. André Barbes is second and Marius Trussy third. 5 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to Antoine Cruvès, born in 1747, one of 5 born before the Revolution.
Leaders stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Count by decade and the 1740s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
By how many languages cover them, Charles des Isnards comes first (3), then André Barbes (2) and Marius Trussy (2).
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8 towns around it have someone on record.
Draguignan · 6 miAlain Connes & 47 moreSSSalernes · 8 miSerge Santucci & 4 more
Les Arcs · 6 miGuillaume-Antoine Olivier & 3 more
Le Luc · 7 miCharles-François de Vintimille du Luc & 2 more
Flayosc · 3 miGonzague Truc & 1 moreAPVidauban · 6 miAndré Thomas PerreimondPBTrans-en-Provence · 6 miPons-Joseph BernardASFiganières · 9 miAuguste SerraillierCharles des Isnards (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Barbes and Marius Trussy.
9 people born in Lorgues have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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, leaders: 5 of the 9. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Antoine Cruvès, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1876.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lorgues 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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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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