Next door to Charmois-devant-Bruyères, Épinal lists 138 famous people
In all of Vosges, the famous people on record come from 130 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Charmois-devant-Bruyères yet. The longest list of any town in Vosges belongs to Épinal, with 138. After Épinal, the next longest list in Vosges is Remiremont’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Charmois-devant-Bruyères (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charmois-devant-Bruyères yet.
Famous people born near Charmois-devant-Bruyères
Épinal has the longest list next door: 138.
Questions about famous people from Charmois-devant-Bruyères
Who counts as from Charmois-devant-Bruyères?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charmois-devant-Bruyères 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 (5)
- Émile Durkheim: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément Noël: Pierre Berendes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Lurçat: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Flayelle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Dinkel: Sabine Egenschwiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.