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Lagnes, birthplace of the French politician Louis Serre

The French politician Louis Serre was born in 1873. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. A short trip away, Cavaillon (5 mi) counts 25 famous people, Jordan Ferri among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Serre
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
Louis Serre
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Lagnes

LS#1
Politics & Law

Louis Serre

1873–1939

French politician (1873-1939)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Cavaillon: 25.

Questions about famous people from Lagnes

Who is the most famous person from Lagnes?

Louis Serre (French politician (1873-1939)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Lagnes?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Lagnes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lagnes 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.