# Jean-François Le Nail dead at age 80, French archivist and historian

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Death date: 2026-09-28
Age at death: 80
Occupation: french archivist and historian, scientists
Nationality: France
Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois%20Le%20Nail

Jean-François Le Nail, French archivist and historian.

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## Obituary
Jean-François Le Nail, a French archivist and historian, died on September 28, 2026, aged 80. Born in Toulouse on December 23, 1945, he trained at the École des chartes and earned the title of archivist-paleographer in 1970 with a thesis on the toponymic vocabulary of Campan. That same year, he became director of the Ariège departmental archives, a post he held until 1976, before taking charge of the Hautes-Pyrénées archives from 1976 to 2005. His published work included studies on the Hautes-Pyrénées and local history, among them Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées and Les conseillers généraux des Hautes-Pyrénées, 1800-2007. Tags Scientists, 28 September 2026, Capricorn, France, Nail, Jean-François, September 2026, September 28

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