Famous people born near Sigournais
A short trip away, Chantonnay (4 mi) counts 9 famous people, Henri Rochereau among them. Not one famous person on record comes from Sigournais yet. Across Vendée, 102 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Vendée belongs to La Roche-sur-Yon, with 73.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Sigournais (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sigournais as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Sigournais
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Sigournais, with how many people each has.
Sèvremont · 10 miJean de Tinguy du Pouët & 4 moreCPMouchamps · 6 miCatherine de Parthenay & 3 more
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine · 12 miHenri Boutet & 3 moreJTSaint-Martin-des-Noyers · 10 miJean-Charles Thomas & 2 more
Bournezeau · 10 miAmédée de Béjarry & 2 moreGCLes Herbiers · 11 miGuy Chevalier & 2 moreLAPouzauges · 9 miLudovic AllaireQuestions about famous people from Sigournais
Who counts as from Sigournais?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sigournais 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)
- Jean de Tinguy du Pouët: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Boutet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée de Béjarry: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.