Bardonnex border crossing
E13161
Bardonnex border crossing is a major road checkpoint between France and the canton of Geneva in Switzerland, serving as one of the principal entry points for cross-border traffic in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bardonnex border crossing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bardonnex border crossing Context triple: [France–Switzerland border, hasBorderCrossing, Bardonnex border crossing]
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A.
France–Switzerland border
The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
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B.
Satigny
Satigny is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Geneva, known for being one of the country’s largest wine-producing communes.
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C.
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
Gare de Genève-Cornavin is the main railway station in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a major hub for national and international train connections.
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D.
Geneva metropolitan area
The Geneva metropolitan area is the cross-border urban region centered on the city of Geneva, spanning parts of Switzerland and France and functioning as a major international, financial, and diplomatic hub.
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E.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bardonnex border crossing Target entity description: Bardonnex border crossing is a major road checkpoint between France and the canton of Geneva in Switzerland, serving as one of the principal entry points for cross-border traffic in the region.
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A.
France–Switzerland border
The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
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B.
Satigny
Satigny is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Geneva, known for being one of the country’s largest wine-producing communes.
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C.
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
Gare de Genève-Cornavin is the main railway station in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a major hub for national and international train connections.
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D.
Geneva metropolitan area
The Geneva metropolitan area is the cross-border urban region centered on the city of Geneva, spanning parts of Switzerland and France and functioning as a major international, financial, and diplomatic hub.
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E.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border crossing
ⓘ
road border checkpoint ⓘ |
| bordersWith |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
France ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ
surface form:
Haute-Savoie department
|
| connectsTo |
Annemasse
ⓘ
French motorway network ⓘ Geneva ⓘ Lyon ⓘ Swiss motorway network ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | France–Switzerland border ⓘ |
| function |
goods and freight control point
ⓘ
immigration checkpoint ⓘ road customs checkpoint ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
border control buildings
ⓘ
customs inspection area ⓘ passenger vehicle lanes ⓘ truck control lanes ⓘ |
| importance |
major entry point to canton of Geneva from France
ⓘ
principal road gateway to Geneva from French motorways ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bardonnex
ⓘ
surface form:
Commune of Bardonnex
Geneva metropolitan area ⓘ canton of Geneva ⓘ |
| near |
France–Switzerland border
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss–French frontier in western Alps
Geneva ⓘ
surface form:
city of Geneva
|
| operatedBy |
French customs authorities
ⓘ
surface form:
French customs administration
Swiss customs administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Schengen Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Schengen Area internal border
|
| regulates | cross-border road traffic between France and canton of Geneva ⓘ |
| roadServed |
A1 motorway (Switzerland)
ⓘ
A40 motorway (France) ⓘ |
| roadTypeServed | motorway ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| trafficType |
buses and coaches
ⓘ
commercial trucks ⓘ passenger vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bardonnex border crossing Description of subject: Bardonnex border crossing is a major road checkpoint between France and the canton of Geneva in Switzerland, serving as one of the principal entry points for cross-border traffic in the region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.