No famous person yet from Le Mazeau
Henri-Georges Clouzot tops the 126 names on record in Niort, 10 mi away. The longest list in Vendée is La Roche-sur-Yon’s, with 73 names. After La Roche-sur-Yon, the next longest list in Vendée is Fontenay-le-Comte’s, with 55. The Vendée lists hold names for 102 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Mazeau (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Mazeau yet.
Famous people born near Le Mazeau
Niort has the longest list next door: 126.
Questions about famous people from Le Mazeau
Who counts as from Le Mazeau?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Mazeau 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)
- Henri-Georges Clouzot: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Viète: The original uploader was Dr. Manuel at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Caillié: Amélie Legrand de Saint-Aubin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Coutant: Fanoflesage, CC BY 3.0, 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.