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Famous people · Cugand-la-Bernardière, Vendée

Cugand-la-Bernardière’s famous people span 117 years: 3 births from 1846 to 1963

The best known is the French actress Anne Loiret, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are François Brillaud and Auguste Durand. Nearby, Montaigu-Vendée, 6 mi away, lists 9, led by Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux. Anne Loiret was born in 1963.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anne Loiret
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1846
François Brillaud
Youngest
1963
Anne Loiret
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Cugand-la-Bernardière

Counted by languages, Anne Loiret is ahead of François Brillaud and Auguste Durand: 2, 2 and 1.

AL#1
Film, TV & Stage

Anne Loiret

born 1963

French actress

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FB#2
Writing & Arts

François Brillaud

1846–1916

French painter (1846-1916)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AD#3
Politics & Law

Auguste Durand

1874–1969

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Cugand-la-Bernardière is known for

Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, 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

Montaigu-Vendée has the longest list next door: 9.

Questions about famous people from Cugand-la-Bernardière

Who is the most famous person from Cugand-la-Bernardière?

Anne Loiret (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Brillaud and Auguste Durand.

How many famous people were born in Cugand-la-Bernardière?

3 people born in Cugand-la-Bernardière have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Cugand-la-Bernardière known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cugand-la-Bernardière?

François Brillaud, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 1963.

Who counts as from Cugand-la-Bernardière?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cugand-la-Bernardière 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 (3)

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.