JA#1
Photo: Yzergues · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Bellevigny, Vendée
Bellevigny is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 2 languages make the French cyclist Joseph Auré the best known. The only other name is the French politician Jean Martineau. Just 8 mi away, La Roche-sur-Yon’s list holds 73 names, Émile Faguet the best known. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jean Martineau, born in 1901, the newest to Joseph Auré, born in 1932.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Auré
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Jean Martineau
Youngest
1932
Joseph Auré
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Bellevigny
JM#2
Politics & Law
Jean Martineau
1901–1977French politician (1901-1977)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Bellevigny is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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
Of the towns around it, La Roche-sur-Yon has the most on record: 73.
Questions about famous people from Bellevigny
Who is the most famous person from Bellevigny?
Joseph Auré (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Martineau.
How many famous people were born in Bellevigny?
2 people born in Bellevigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bellevigny known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bellevigny?
Jean Martineau, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
Who counts as from Bellevigny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bellevigny 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)
- Émile Faguet: Félix Potin company (1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxime Bossis: Original: Organizing committee of Argentina 1978 World Cup - Argentine Football Association and FIFA / Derivative work: Danyele, Public domain, 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.