District of Monthey
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The District of Monthey is an administrative district in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, encompassing the town of Monthey and surrounding municipalities in the Rhône valley and nearby Alpine areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| District of Monthey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3953370 — 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: District of Monthey Context triple: [Monthey, locatedInAdministrative, District of Monthey]
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A.
La Côte-Saint-André
La Côte-Saint-André is a commune in southeastern France known as the birthplace of composer Hector Berlioz and the place where painter Johan Barthold Jongkind died.
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B.
Saignelégier
Saignelégier is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Jura known for its rural landscapes, watchmaking heritage, and the annual Marché-Concours horse festival.
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C.
Pays de Gex
Pays de Gex is a region in eastern France near the Swiss border, known for its proximity to Geneva and the Jura Mountains.
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D.
Annecy agglomeration
Annecy agglomeration is an urban area in southeastern France centered on the city of Annecy, known for its lakeside setting, Alpine surroundings, and role as a regional economic and cultural hub.
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E.
Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz is a municipality and valley region in the canton of Neuchâtel in western Switzerland, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to the Jura Mountains.
- 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: District of Monthey Target entity description: The District of Monthey is an administrative district in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, encompassing the town of Monthey and surrounding municipalities in the Rhône valley and nearby Alpine areas.
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A.
La Côte-Saint-André
La Côte-Saint-André is a commune in southeastern France known as the birthplace of composer Hector Berlioz and the place where painter Johan Barthold Jongkind died.
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B.
Saignelégier
Saignelégier is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Jura known for its rural landscapes, watchmaking heritage, and the annual Marché-Concours horse festival.
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C.
Pays de Gex
Pays de Gex is a region in eastern France near the Swiss border, known for its proximity to Geneva and the Jura Mountains.
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D.
Annecy agglomeration
Annecy agglomeration is an urban area in southeastern France centered on the city of Annecy, known for its lakeside setting, Alpine surroundings, and role as a regional economic and cultural hub.
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E.
Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz is a municipality and valley region in the canton of Neuchâtel in western Switzerland, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to the Jura Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
district of Switzerland ⓘ |
| border |
France
ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Vaud
|
| canton | Valais ⓘ |
| capital | Monthey ⓘ |
| contains |
Champéry
ⓘ
Collombey-Muraz ⓘ Massongex ⓘ Monthey ⓘ Morgins ⓘ Port-Valais ⓘ Saint-Gingolph ⓘ Troistorrents ⓘ Val-d'Illiez ⓘ Vionnaz ⓘ Vouvry ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | district ⓘ |
| hasGeography | Alpine areas ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityType | municipality of Switzerland ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
southwestern Switzerland ⓘ
linked to:
Western Switzerland
|
| locatedInValley | Rhône valley ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Monthey ⓘ |
| partOf |
French-speaking Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Romandy
Rhône valley region ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône valley
|
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: District of Monthey Description of subject: The District of Monthey is an administrative district in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, encompassing the town of Monthey and surrounding municipalities in the Rhône valley and nearby Alpine areas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.