ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi fɹˈɛntʃ fɪzˈɪʃən ænd ɛnsˌaɪkləpeɪdˈiːst lˈuːiˈæn lˌæ vˈɪɹɑːt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈɑːleɪ, æz wʌz mˌæθɪmɐtˈɪʃən, fˈɪzɪsˌɪst ænd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən læzˈɑːɹɹeɪ kˈɑːɹnɑːt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
The 18th-century French physician and encyclopédiste Louis-Anne La Virotte (1725–1759) was born in Nolay, as was mathematician, physicist and politician Lazare Carnot (1753–1823).