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Famous people · Mailly-la-Ville, Yonne

Serge Sautreau, born in 1943, is Mailly-la-Ville’s famous person on record

In 1943, the French poet Serge Sautreau was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Across Yonne, the lists cover 112 towns.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Serge Sautreau
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1943
Serge Sautreau
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Mailly-la-Ville

SS#1
Writing & Arts

Serge Sautreau

1943–2010

French poet (1943-2010)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Mailly-la-Ville

Who is the most famous person from Mailly-la-Ville?

Serge Sautreau (French poet (1943-2010)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Mailly-la-Ville?

1 people born in Mailly-la-Ville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Mailly-la-Ville known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Mailly-la-Ville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mailly-la-Ville 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.

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.