Photo: Pierre871 · Public domainNo famous person yet from Les Achards
Within 9 mi, Les Sables-d'Olonne lists the most: 31, with François l'Olonnais first. 102 towns across Vendée can name a famous person born there. 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.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Achards (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 Les Achards yet.
Famous people born near Les Achards
The neighbour with the most names is Les Sables-d'Olonne, at 31.
Questions about famous people from Les Achards
Who counts as from Les Achards?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Achards 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 (5)
- François l'Olonnais: Unknown, book by Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Mestre: Jinx75116, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Gréau: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yannick Jaulin: NeveuMael, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fabien Grellier: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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