Notable People
- Anicet Adjamossi, footballer, was born here in 1985
- Kamarou Fassassi, politician was born here.
- Samuel Oshoffa who founded the Celestial Church of Christ was born here in 1905.
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, director and author
- Romuald Hazoume, artist
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