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François Henri d'Elbée de La Sablonnière
1730–1813French general (1730-1813)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Sonchamp, Yvelines
François Henri d'Elbée de La Sablonnière is the only name on the Sonchamp list
François Henri d'Elbée de La Sablonnière, the French general, was born in 1730. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Just 5 mi away, Rambouillet’s list holds 27 names, Jérémie Aliadière the best known.
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François Henri d'Elbée de La Sablonnière
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1730
François Henri d'Elbée de La Sablonnière
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1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Rambouillet · 5 miJérémie Aliadière & 26 more
Dourdan · 8 miTony Gallopin & 15 moreMCÉpernon · 9 miMichel Chasles & 4 moreMVGallardon · 9 miMichel Vovelle & 1 morePLSaint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines · 3 miPierre François Laslier
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien · 9 miMaurice FanonÉCLes Essarts-le-Roi · 9 miÉmile Cousin
Limours · 10 miChristopher SixQuestions about famous people from Sonchamp
Who is the most famous person from Sonchamp?
François Henri d'Elbée de La Sablonnière (French general (1730-1813)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Sonchamp?
1 people born in Sonchamp have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sonchamp known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Sonchamp?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sonchamp 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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Photo credits (4)
- Jérémie Aliadière: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Gallopin: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Fanon: JPRoche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Six: Catteridge, 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.