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Famous people · Chantonnay, Vendée

9 famous people were born in Chantonnay, more of them leaders than in most towns

Most widely known is Henri Rochereau, the French politician, with articles in 10 languages. Gabriel-Laurent Paillou and Louis-Armand de Lespinay follow. 4 of them were born in the Belle Époque, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Vendée have no one on record, but this one has 10.5 for every 10,000 residents.

#2 best knownGabriel-Laurent PaillouFaith · 1735–1826
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Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Rochereau
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1735
Gabriel-Laurent Paillou
Youngest
1908
Henri Rochereau
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Chantonnay’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Chantonnay is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.8 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Chantonnay

Henri Rochereau has articles in 10 languages, Gabriel-Laurent Paillou in 4 and Louis-Armand de Lespinay in 2.

HR#1
Politics & Law

Henri Rochereau

1908–1999

French politician (1908-1999)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Gabriel-Laurent Paillou#2
Faith

Gabriel-Laurent Paillou

1735–1826

Roman Catholic bishop

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Louis-Armand de Lespinay#3
Military

Louis-Armand de Lespinay

1789–1869

French soldier (1789-1869)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Chantonnay’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Jean BatiotAlexis Louis Marie de Lespinay
Politics & LawFaithMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chantonnay

The rest number 6, with 5 leaders among them.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Mouchamps, with 4.

Questions about famous people from Chantonnay

Who is the most famous person from Chantonnay?

Henri Rochereau (French politician (1908-1999)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gabriel-Laurent Paillou and Louis-Armand de Lespinay.

How many famous people were born in Chantonnay?

9 people born in Chantonnay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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 Chantonnay known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 9. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chantonnay?

Gabriel-Laurent Paillou, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.

Who counts as from Chantonnay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chantonnay 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.