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Politics & Law
Joseph Cuny
1780–1844French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Padoux, Vosges
Padoux, birthplace of the French politician Joseph Cuny
The French politician Joseph Cuny was born in 1780. That places their birth before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Émile Durkheim heads the list in Épinal, 9 mi away, which has 138 names.
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Joseph Cuny
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1780
Joseph Cuny
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Born in Padoux
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Épinal counts 138 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Padoux
Who is the most famous person from Padoux?
Joseph Cuny (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Padoux?
1 people born in Padoux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Padoux known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Padoux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Padoux 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.
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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)
- Émile Durkheim: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Constant Billot: E. Pirodon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Lurçat: 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.