Catherine de Parthenay
1554–1631French noblewoman (1554–1631)
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The best known is the French noblewoman Catherine de Parthenay, with articles in 16 languages. Behind the leader come René Guilbaud and Louis de La Douespe. Catherine de Parthenay was born in 1554. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.3, while at least half the towns in Vendée list nobody born there.

Counted by languages, Catherine de Parthenay is ahead of René Guilbaud and Louis de La Douespe: 16, 4 and 1.
French noblewoman (1554–1631)
French aviator (1890-1928)
French politician
Most were born before the Revolution (3); the busiest decade is the 1550s (1).
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
1 more, best known first.

French physician and politician
No one matches both filters.
Chantonnay has the longest list next door: 9.
Sèvremont · 10 miJean de Tinguy du Pouët & 4 moreGCLes Herbiers · 6 miGuy Chevalier & 2 moreJTSaint-Martin-des-Noyers · 7 miJean-Charles Thomas & 2 more
Bournezeau · 12 miAmédée de Béjarry & 2 moreCRSaint-Fulgent · 8 miCharles de RoyrandLAPouzauges · 10 miLudovic AllaireCatherine de Parthenay (French noblewoman (1554–1631)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Guilbaud and Louis de La Douespe.
4 people born in Mouchamps have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Catherine de Parthenay, born in 1554. The youngest on the list was born in 1890.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mouchamps 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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