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Famous people · Apremont, Vendée

From 1753 to 1900, Apremont was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician and soldier Jean de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, covered in 3 languages. Jean François Marie Goupilleau de Fontenay and André Moreau follow. The neighbour with the longest list is Challans, 9 mi away: 13, led by Jacqueline Auriol. The list’s best known name, Jean de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, dates from 1757.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
Jean François Marie Goupilleau de Fontenay
Youngest
1900
André Moreau
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Apremont

Ranked by languages covered: Jean de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers with 3, then Jean François Marie Goupilleau de Fontenay with 3 and André Moreau with 1.

JR#1
Politics & Law

Jean de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers

1757–1834

French politician and soldier (1757-1834)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JF#2
Politics & Law

Jean François Marie Goupilleau de Fontenay

1753–1823

French politician (1753-1823)

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

What Apremont is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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, Challans has the most on record, with 13.

Questions about famous people from Apremont

Who is the most famous person from Apremont?

Jean de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers (French politician and soldier (1757-1834)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean François Marie Goupilleau de Fontenay and André Moreau.

How many famous people were born in Apremont?

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

What is Apremont known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Apremont?

Jean François Marie Goupilleau de Fontenay, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.

Who counts as from Apremont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Apremont 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.