''Comte'' is the French, Catalan and Occitan form of the word 'count' (Latin: ''comes''); ''comté'' is the Gallo-Romance form of the word 'county' (Latin: ''comitatus''). Comte or Comté may refer to: * A

count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

in French, from Latin ''comes'' * A

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

in France, that is, the territory ruled by a count *

La Comté La Comté () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regio ...

, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département of France *

Comté cheese Comté (or Gruyère de Comté) () is a French cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France bordering Switzerland and sharing much of its cuisine. Comté has the highest production of all French Appella ...

, a French cheese from Franche-Comté

People with the surname

Alfred Comte Alfred Comte (4 June 1895 – 1 November 1965) was a Swiss aviation pioneer. He was active as a pilot, photographer, instructor, also as one of the first aviation entrepreneurs and was successful in the construction of civilian and military aircraf ...

(1895–1965), Swiss aviation pioneer *

Auguste Comte Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte (; 19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism. He is often regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense ...

(1798–1857), French philosopher *

Charles Comte François-Charles-Louis Comte (1782–1837) was a French lawyer, journalist and political writer. Biography In 1814, Comte, along with Charles Dunoyer, founded with ''Le Censeur'', a liberal journal. In 1820, he was found guilty of attacks again ...

(1782–1837), French lawyer, journalist and political writer *

Claudine le Comte Claudine le Comte (born 27 February 1950) is a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...

(born 1950), Belgian fencer *

Fabienne Comte Fabienne Comte is a French statistician known for her research on topics including statistical finance, stochastic volatility, autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity, and deconvolution. She is a professor in the unit for mathematics and c ...

, French statistician * Fernando Compte (1930–2013), founder and first president of the International Sambo Federation * Ferran Soriano i Compte (born 1967), Spanish CEO of various football clubs, including Manchester City F.C. * Harry Comte (1909—1945), Australian rules footballer * Louis Comte (1788–1859), French magician * Maurice Compte (born 1969), American actor * Pere Compte (died 1506), Spanish Catalan architect * Raphaël Comte (born 1979), Swiss politician

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