Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.Population
Notable natives and residents
- Louis Pierre Gratiolet, anatomist and zoologist, was born here in 1815.
- Paul Broca, surgeon and anthropologist.
- Jacques Dejean, classical violinist, died here in 2013.
- Élie Reclus, ethnographer, was born here.
- Élisée Reclus, geographer and anarchist, was born here.
- Onésime Reclus, his older brother and also a notable geographer, lived here for many years.
- Élie Faure, physician, art critic, writer, essayist, was born here in 1873.
- Gaston Aumoitte, croquet-player and olympic gold-medal winner, died here in 1957.
- Pierre Larthomas, theatre theorist.
- Rémi Lamerat, rugby union player, was born here in 1990.