# Champmathieu — Les Misérables character guide

> Champmathieu in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father Champmathieu, the pretended Champmathieu

**First appearance:** 0059-xiii-the-solution-of-some-questions-connected-with-the-municipal-police

## Who they are

A poor man mistakenly arrested as Jean Valjean.

## In the story

### [How Jean May Become Champ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-how-jean-may-become-champ)

Mentioned as the man mistaken for Jean Valjean, about to be tried at Arras.

### [How Jean May Become Champ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-how-jean-may-become-champ)

The innocent man mistakenly identified as Jean Valjean by Brevet, Cochepaille, and Chenildieu. He is set to be tried at the Assizes in Arras.

### [Book VII: The Champmathieu Affair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-vii-the-champmathieu-affair)

An innocent man mistaken for Jean Valjean, facing trial.

### [Book VII: The Champmathieu Affair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-vii-the-champmathieu-affair)

The innocent man mistaken for Jean Valjean, facing trial.

### [III: A Tempest in a Skull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-a-tempest-in-a-skull)

The innocent man mistaken for Jean Valjean, whose impending condemnation triggers Valjean's inner turmoil.

### [A Place Where Convictions Are in Process of Formation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ix-a-place-where-convictions-are-in-process-of-formation)

The accused, mistaken for Jean Valjean, sits bewildered on the bench, denying the charges and the theft of apples.

### [X: The System of Denials](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/x-the-system-of-denials)

The accused, a poor wheelwright, gives a rambling defense of his innocence, claiming he picked up a broken branch with apples and never stole, and that he worked for M. Baloup in Paris.

### [X: The System of Denials](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/x-the-system-of-denials)

The accused insists his name is Champmathieu, a poor wheelwright from Paris, and denies being Jean Valjean.

### [Champmathieu More and More Astonished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/xi-champmathieu-more-and-more-astonished)

The wrongly accused man who is freed after Valjean's confession, left stupefied by the events.

### [Champmathieu More and More Astonished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/xi-champmathieu-more-and-more-astonished)

The wrongly accused man who is freed after Valjean's confession, leaving in a state of stupefaction.

### [Book VIII: A Counterblow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-viii-a-counterblow)

The innocent man mistakenly arrested as Jean Valjean, facing trial for his supposed crimes.

### [Javert Satisfied](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-javert-satisfied)

Acquitted and set free after Valjean's confession.

### [Javert Satisfied](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-javert-satisfied)

Mentioned as the innocent man who was nearly convicted but is released after Valjean's confession.

### [Book VI: The Sleepless Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-vi-the-sleepless-night)

The innocent man mistakenly identified as Jean Valjean, facing wrongful conviction.

### [Book VI: The Sleepless Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-vi-the-sleepless-night)

The innocent man mistaken for Jean Valjean, facing wrongful conviction.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/characters/champmathieu
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/characters