No one from Chalandray is on the famous people list yet
Michel Hervé tops the 19 names on record in Parthenay, 12 mi away. Across Vienne, the lists cover 84 towns. No town in Vienne lists more than Poitiers, with 238. After Poitiers, the next longest list in Vienne is Châtellerault’s, with 65.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalandray (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 Chalandray as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Chalandray
Nearby, Parthenay has the most on record, with 19.
Questions about famous people from Chalandray
Who counts as from Chalandray?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chalandray 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)
- Michel Hervé: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Vacher de Lapouge: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Alexandre Émile Hippolyte Gallet: photographe Boyer, 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.