Boissieu (or Boissieux) is a French proper name originating in middle and eastern France (Auvergne, Lyon, Alpes), probably meaning "woody place" ("bois" means wood in French).
Families
Several French noble families bear the name Boissieu, including:
The family de Boissieu or Boissieu du Forez, originally from
Forez, near Lyon, in the 16th century
The family Boissieu d'Auvergne or Boissieu de la Geneste, originating from
La Chapelle-Geneste (Haute-Loire) in 1316
The family Perrin de Boissieu or Boissieu-Perrin, later called Salvaing de Boissieu, originally from the Dauphiné. A line of this family later settled in Aunis (18th century) and Normandy (19th century).
Alain de Boissieu (1914-2006), general son-in-law of the general Charles de Gaulle
Pierre de Boissieu (born 1945), French diplomat and former French ambassador to the European Union
Christian de Boissieu (born 1947), professor of economics at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne university
Surname list
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surnameBoissieu. If an
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Boissieu (or Boissieux) is a French proper name originating in middle and eastern France (Auvergne, Lyon, Alpes), probably meaning "woody place" ("bois" means wood in French).
Families
Several French noble families bear the name Boissieu, including:
The family de Boissieu or Boissieu du Forez, originally from
Forez, near Lyon, in the 16th century
The family Boissieu d'Auvergne or Boissieu de la Geneste, originating from
La Chapelle-Geneste (Haute-Loire) in 1316
The family Perrin de Boissieu or Boissieu-Perrin, later called Salvaing de Boissieu, originally from the Dauphiné. A line of this family later settled in Aunis (18th century) and Normandy (19th century).
Alain de Boissieu (1914-2006), general son-in-law of the general Charles de Gaulle
Pierre de Boissieu (born 1945), French diplomat and former French ambassador to the European Union
Christian de Boissieu (born 1947), professor of economics at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne university
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameBoissieu. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.