Lodève
Lodève ranks 7,956th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rendsburg, Altai Krai, and Dorsten. Memorable people born in Lodève include André-Hercule de Fleury, and Georges Auric. Lodève has been the birth place of many politicians, and composers. Lodève is located in France.
Lodève is a commune in the department of Hérault, in the region of Occitania, southern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The derivation of the city's name is from Gaulish Luteva, composed of lut-, swamp, mud + suffix -eva. It might therefore translate as the muddy place or the swamp city. This mud could be a clay, called argillite, which was use during ancient history to produce pottery. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1653 and 1899, Lodève was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including André-Hercule de Fleury, and Georges Auric.
People Born in Lodève
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André-Hercule de Fleury
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1743
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1
Georges Auric
COMPOSER
1899 - 1983
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lodève were politicians (1), and composers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lodève, including André-Hercule de Fleury.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Lodève since 1700.
