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Famous people · Sèvremont, Vendée

5 famous people were born in Sèvremont

The best known is the French politician Jean de Tinguy du Pouët, with articles in 4 languages. Close behind are Louis Victor Alquier and Raymond Brosseau. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.8, while at least half the towns in Vendée list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 102 towns in Vendée with famous people list more.

#1 best knownJean de Tinguy du PouëtPolitics & Law · 1875–1951
+3more
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean de Tinguy du Pouët
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1827
Arthur Alquier
Youngest
1915
Raymond Brosseau
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Sèvremont

Two of the three are leaders.

Jean de Tinguy du Pouët#1
Politics & Law

Jean de Tinguy du Pouët

1875–1951

French politician (1875-1951)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Louis Victor Alquier#2
Military

Louis Victor Alquier

1831–1906

French admiral

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RB#3
Politics & Law

Raymond Brosseau

1915–1980

French politician (1915-1980)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Sèvremont’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century18501900Arthur AlquierStanislas BaudryRaymond Brosseau
Politics & LawMilitaryFaith

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

Known for

What Sèvremont is known for

Sèvremont has 2.5× the usual share of leaders.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Sèvremont

The other 2 span the years 1827 to 1887.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Mouchamps’, with 4.

Questions about famous people from Sèvremont

Who is the most famous person from Sèvremont?

Jean de Tinguy du Pouët (French politician (1875-1951)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Victor Alquier and Raymond Brosseau.

How many famous people were born in Sèvremont?

5 people born in Sèvremont 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.

What is Sèvremont known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sèvremont?

Arthur Alquier, born in 1827. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Sèvremont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sèvremont 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 (3)

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.