#1Tourves counts 3 famous people, first among them Paul d'Astros
Most widely known is Paul d'Astros, the French Catholic cardinal, with articles in 14 languages. The next two names are Léon d'Astros and Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves. Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves (1648) and Léon d'Astros (1780) mark the two ends of the list. Of its neighbours, Brignoles, 7 mi away, lists the most: 34, Jean-Baptiste Maunier first.

Born in Tourves
Counted by languages, Paul d'Astros is ahead of Léon d'Astros and Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves: 14, 3 and 2.
#1Léon d'Astros
1780–1863French writer
Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves
1648–1722French public official
What Tourves is known for
Clergy and people of faith 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.
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Brignoles has the most people on record, 34 of them.
Questions about famous people from Tourves
Who is the most famous person from Tourves?
Paul d'Astros (French catholic cardinal) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon d'Astros and Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves.
How many famous people were born in Tourves?
3 people born in Tourves have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Tourves known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tourves?
Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves, born in 1648. The youngest on the list was born in 1780.
Who counts as from Tourves?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tourves 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 (2)
- Paul d'Astros: Nicola Moneta, Rome, Chalcographie camérale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Janetti: Marcvjnicolas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.
