Canal de Roanne à Digoin
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The Canal de Roanne à Digoin is a French inland waterway in the Loire region that connects the town of Roanne to the Canal latéral à la Loire, serving both navigation and leisure boating.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal de Roanne à Digoin canonical | 4 |
| Canal latéral à la Loire | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4259628 — 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: Canal de Roanne à Digoin Context triple: [Roanne, hasNearbyWaterway, Canal de Roanne à Digoin]
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A.
Canal du Nivernais
The Canal du Nivernais is a historic French inland waterway in Burgundy and Nièvre, renowned for its picturesque locks, aqueducts, and popularity with leisure boating and cycling tourism.
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B.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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C.
Canal de Savières
The Canal de Savières is a short waterway in eastern France that links Lake Bourget to the Rhône River, serving as its natural outlet and a popular route for boating.
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D.
Canal de Bourgogne
The Canal de Bourgogne is a historic French waterway in the Burgundy region, linking the Yonne and Saône river basins and known today for its scenic cruising and towpath cycling routes.
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E.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
- 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: Canal de Roanne à Digoin Target entity description: The Canal de Roanne à Digoin is a French inland waterway in the Loire region that connects the town of Roanne to the Canal latéral à la Loire, serving both navigation and leisure boating.
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A.
Canal du Nivernais
The Canal du Nivernais is a historic French inland waterway in Burgundy and Nièvre, renowned for its picturesque locks, aqueducts, and popularity with leisure boating and cycling tourism.
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B.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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C.
Canal de Savières
The Canal de Savières is a short waterway in eastern France that links Lake Bourget to the Rhône River, serving as its natural outlet and a popular route for boating.
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D.
Canal de Bourgogne
The Canal de Bourgogne is a historic French waterway in the Burgundy region, linking the Yonne and Saône river basins and known today for its scenic cruising and towpath cycling routes.
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E.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Digoin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Canal latéral à la Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endPoint | Digoin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
recreational boating
ⓘ
river tourism ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypass non-navigable sections of the Loire ⓘ |
| hasLock | lock ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Canal de Roanne à Digoin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
Loire department NERFINISHED ⓘ central France ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigableFor | pleasure boats ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
leisure boating
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Loire valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Roanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pleasure craft navigation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Loire basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | freycinet gauge canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal de Roanne à Digoin Description of subject: The Canal de Roanne à Digoin is a French inland waterway in the Loire region that connects the town of Roanne to the Canal latéral à la Loire, serving both navigation and leisure boating.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canal latéral à la Loire
this entity surface form:
Canal latéral à la Loire