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Famous people · Villelaure, Vaucluse

Louis Jacquier, born in 1741, is Villelaure’s famous person on record

The French politician Louis Jacquier was born in 1741. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Pertuis, 4 mi away: 16, led by Erwann Le Péchoux.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Jacquier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1741
Louis Jacquier
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Villelaure

LJ#1
Politics & Law

Louis Jacquier

1741–1804

French politician (1741-1804)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Pertuis has the most on record: 16.

Questions about famous people from Villelaure

Who is the most famous person from Villelaure?

Louis Jacquier (French politician (1741-1804)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Villelaure?

1 people born in Villelaure 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 Villelaure 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 Villelaure?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villelaure 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).

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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.