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Famous people · Montaigu-Vendée, Vendée

9 famous people were born in Montaigu-Vendée, more of them leaders than in most towns

Articles in 20 languages make the French politician Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux the best known. Second place goes to the French Catholic priest Louis-Marie Baudouin, third to Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André. Before the Revolution, 6 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1749, Philippe Charles Aimé Goupilleau de Montaigu was born here, one of 6 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownLouis-Marie de La Révellière-LépeauxPolitics & Law · 1753–1824
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Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1749
Philippe Charles Aimé Goupilleau de Montaigu
Youngest
1977
Jérôme Foucher
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Montaigu-Vendée’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Montaigu-Vendée’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1760s, at 4.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Olivier ChateignerLouis-Marie Baudouin
Politics & LawSportsFaithMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Montaigu-Vendée is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Montaigu-Vendée

Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux has articles in 20 languages, Louis-Marie Baudouin in 7 and Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André in 2.

Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux#1
Politics & Law

Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux

1753–1824

French politician (1753-1824)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Louis-Marie Baudouin#2
Faith

Louis-Marie Baudouin

1765–1835

French Catholic priest

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André#3
Military

Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André

1765–1836

French soldier, politician and officer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Montaigu-Vendée

6 more names, born between 1749 and 1977.

PM

Philippe Charles Aimé Goupilleau de Montaigu

1749–1823

French politician

JC

Jacques Gabriel du Chaffault

1769–1849

French politician and soldier (1769–1849)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Cugand-la-Bernardière lists the most people: 3.

Questions about famous people from Montaigu-Vendée

Who is the most famous person from Montaigu-Vendée?

Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux (French politician (1753-1824)) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Marie Baudouin and Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André.

How many famous people were born in Montaigu-Vendée?

9 people born in Montaigu-Vendée have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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 Montaigu-Vendée known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montaigu-Vendée?

Philippe Charles Aimé Goupilleau de Montaigu, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.

Who counts as from Montaigu-Vendée?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montaigu-Vendée 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 (7)

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.