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Politics & Law
Paul Caillaud
1917–2008French politician (1917-2008)
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Famous people · La Copechagnière, Vendée
The French politician Paul Caillaud is the one famous person from La Copechagnière
Paul Caillaud, the French politician, was born in 1917. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Montaigu-Vendée, 9 mi away, lists the most: 9, Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux first.
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Paul Caillaud
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Paul Caillaud
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Born in La Copechagnière
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Nearby, Montaigu-Vendée has the most on record, with 9.
Montaigu-Vendée · 9 miLouis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux & 8 more
Chavagnes-en-Paillers · 6 miLouis de Chevigné & 1 moreJABellevigny · 6 miJoseph Auré & 1 more
Montréverd · 6 miMaxime Bossis & 1 more
Vieillevigne · 9 miStanislas Baudry & 1 moreDCL'Herbergement · 5 miDominique CaillaudCRSaint-Fulgent · 8 miCharles de RoyrandQuestions about famous people from La Copechagnière
Who is the most famous person from La Copechagnière?
Paul Caillaud (French politician (1917-2008)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Copechagnière?
1 people born in La Copechagnière have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Copechagnière 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 La Copechagnière?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Copechagnière 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 (4)
- Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux: François Gérard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis de Chevigné: Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 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
- Stanislas Baudry: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.