Vézère Valley

E382098

prehistoric archaeological region valley

The Vézère Valley is a region in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally rich concentration of prehistoric cave art and archaeological sites, including the famous Lascaux Cave.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Vézère Valley canonical	5
Vézère valley	2
Vézère (French)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3685625 — 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: Vézère Valley
Context triple: [Dordogne, associatedWith, Vézère Valley]

A. Gorges du Tarn
Gorges du Tarn is a dramatic limestone river canyon in southern France, renowned for its towering cliffs, scenic villages, and outdoor activities like kayaking and rock climbing.
B. Val d’Ain
Val d’Ain is the valley region shaped by the Ain River, known for its scenic landscapes and natural waterways in eastern France.
C. Vallée du Tarn
Vallée du Tarn is a scenic river valley in southern France known for its dramatic gorges, medieval villages, and outdoor recreation such as kayaking and hiking.
D. Cère
Cère is a river in south-central France that flows through the Cantal department as a tributary of the Dordogne.
E. Vallée de Chaudefour
Vallée de Chaudefour is a protected glacial valley in France’s Massif Central, renowned for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and popular hiking trails.
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: Vézère Valley
Target entity description: The Vézère Valley is a region in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally rich concentration of prehistoric cave art and archaeological sites, including the famous Lascaux Cave.

A. Gorges du Tarn
Gorges du Tarn is a dramatic limestone river canyon in southern France, renowned for its towering cliffs, scenic villages, and outdoor activities like kayaking and rock climbing.
B. Val d’Ain
Val d’Ain is the valley region shaped by the Ain River, known for its scenic landscapes and natural waterways in eastern France.
C. Vallée du Tarn
Vallée du Tarn is a scenic river valley in southern France known for its dramatic gorges, medieval villages, and outdoor recreation such as kayaking and hiking.
D. Cère
Cère is a river in south-central France that flows through the Cantal department as a tributary of the Dordogne.
E. Vallée de Chaudefour
Vallée de Chaudefour is a protected glacial valley in France’s Massif Central, renowned for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and popular hiking trails.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	prehistoric archaeological region ⓘ valley ⓘ
altName	Vézère River ⓘ surface form: Vallée de la Vézère Vallée de l’Homme ⓘ
contains	Abri de Cap Blanc ⓘ Abri du Poisson ⓘ Font-de-Gaume ⓘ La Roque Saint-Christophe ⓘ surface form: La Ferrassie La Madeleine rock shelter ⓘ La Micoque ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ surface form: Lascaux Cave Lascaux IV ⓘ surface form: Lascaux II Lascaux IV ⓘ Le Moustier ⓘ Les Combarelles ⓘ Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ surface form: Montignac-Lascaux Pech Merle (regional context often distinguished) ⓘ Combarelles Cave ⓘ surface form: Rouffignac Cave Vézac ⓘ surface form: Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère Sergeac ⓘ Tursac ⓘ Valojoulx ⓘ open-air prehistoric sites ⓘ prehistoric decorated caves ⓘ prehistoric rock shelters ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfDecoratedCaves	about 25 decorated caves ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfSites	about 150 prehistoric sites ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasMuseum	Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil ⓘ surface form: National Museum of Prehistory (Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil)
heritageDesignation	Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley ⓘ
knownFor	Aurignacian culture remains ⓘ Cro-Magnon remains (regional context) ⓘ Gravettian ⓘ surface form: Gravettian culture remains Magdalenian ⓘ surface form: Magdalenian culture remains Neanderthal fossils ⓘ Paleolithic archaeology ⓘ Solutrean archaeological culture ⓘ surface form: Solutrean culture remains prehistoric cave art ⓘ
languageRegion	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Dordogne department ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Périgord ⓘ surface form: Périgord Noir southwestern France ⓘ
majorSettlement	Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ surface form: Montignac-Lascaux
namedAfter	Vézère River ⓘ
partOf	Périgord ⓘ surface form: Dordogne Valley prehistoric region
periodOfSignificance	Lower Paleolithic ⓘ Middle Paleolithic ⓘ Upper Paleolithic ⓘ
tourismType	archaeological tourism ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
traversedBy	Vézère River ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1979 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	85 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	Cultural ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dordogne → associatedWith → Vézère Valley ⓘ

Périgord → contains → Vézère Valley ⓘ

Vézère River → valley → Vézère Valley ⓘ

Vézère River → hasNameInLanguage → Vézère Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vézère (French)

Dordogne department → contains → Vézère Valley ⓘ

Lascaux cave → locatedIn → Vézère Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Lascaux

Sarlat-la-Canéda → hasNearbyAttraction → Vézère Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vézère valley

Uzerche → landscapeFeature → Vézère Valley ⓘ