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Famous people · Rocheservière, Vendée

2 famous people call Rocheservière their birthplace

The best known is the French politician Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Joseph-Pierre-Marie Fayau. Montréverd, 4 mi off, can claim 2 famous people, the best known Maxime Bossis. From Joseph-Pierre-Marie Fayau in 1766 to Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson in 1836, the births cover 70 years.

#1 best knownArmand Léon de Baudry d'AssonPolitics & Law · 1836–1915
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1766
Joseph-Pierre-Marie Fayau
Youngest
1836
Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Rocheservière

Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson#1
Politics & Law

Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson

1836–1915

French politician (1836-1915)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JF#2
Politics & Law

Joseph-Pierre-Marie Fayau

1766–1799

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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The fullest list close by belongs to Montréverd, with 2.

Questions about famous people from Rocheservière

Who is the most famous person from Rocheservière?

Armand Léon de Baudry d'Asson (French politician (1836-1915)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph-Pierre-Marie Fayau.

How many famous people were born in Rocheservière?

2 people born in Rocheservière have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Rocheservière known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rocheservière?

Joseph-Pierre-Marie Fayau, born in 1766. The youngest on the list was born in 1836.

Who counts as from Rocheservière?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rocheservière 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.