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Famous people · Maillé, Vendée

François-Xavier Loizeau, born in 1939, is Maillé’s famous person on record

The French priest François-Xavier Loizeau was born in 1939. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 6 languages. Fontenay-le-Comte, 9 mi off, can claim 55 famous people, the best known François Viète.

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1
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Best known
François-Xavier Loizeau
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1939
François-Xavier Loizeau
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Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Maillé

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François-Xavier Loizeau

born 1939

French priest

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Fontenay-le-Comte has the most on record, with 55.

Questions about famous people from Maillé

Who is the most famous person from Maillé?

François-Xavier Loizeau (French priest) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Maillé?

1 people born in Maillé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Maillé known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Maillé?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Maillé 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).

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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.