#1François Bégaudeau
born 1971French writer
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Most widely known is François Bégaudeau, the French writer, with articles in 19 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 25.5, while at least half the towns in Vendée list nobody born there. François Bégaudeau was born in 1971.
Three names lead: François Bégaudeau (19 languages), François Bon (13) and Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny (9).
#1French writer
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#3French general
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the other 21, 7 are leaders.







French journalist, editor-in-chief and translator
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The neighbour with the most names is Saint-Jean-d'Hermine, at 4.
François Bégaudeau (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Bon and Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny.
24 people born in Luçon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 43 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 24. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Charles Sochet des Touches, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Luçon 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.
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