Embrun
E491876
Embrun is a historic town in southeastern France’s Hautes-Alpes department, known for its picturesque setting in the Alps and proximity to the Lac de Serre-Ponçon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Embrun canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4699184 — 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: Embrun Context triple: [Lac de Serre-Ponçon, locatedNear, Embrun]
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A.
Embrun
Embrun is a rapidly growing Franco-Ontarian community in eastern Ontario, known for its bilingual character and proximity to Ottawa.
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B.
Nyons
Nyons is a small town in southeastern France renowned for its olive production and picturesque setting in the Drôme Provençale region.
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C.
Ambert
Ambert is a small commune in central France known for its traditional paper mills and as a center of production for Fourme d'Ambert blue cheese.
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D.
Voiron
Voiron is a commune in southeastern France known for its historical town center and proximity to the Chartreuse Mountains.
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E.
Valbonne
Valbonne is a picturesque village in southeastern France known for its preserved medieval old town and proximity to the technology hub of Sophia Antipolis.
- 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: Embrun Target entity description: Embrun is a historic town in southeastern France’s Hautes-Alpes department, known for its picturesque setting in the Alps and proximity to the Lac de Serre-Ponçon.
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A.
Embrun
Embrun is a rapidly growing Franco-Ontarian community in eastern Ontario, known for its bilingual character and proximity to Ottawa.
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B.
Nyons
Nyons is a small town in southeastern France renowned for its olive production and picturesque setting in the Drôme Provençale region.
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C.
Ambert
Ambert is a small commune in central France known for its traditional paper mills and as a center of production for Fourme d'Ambert blue cheese.
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D.
Voiron
Voiron is a commune in southeastern France known for its historical town center and proximity to the Chartreuse Mountains.
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E.
Valbonne
Valbonne is a picturesque village in southeastern France known for its preserved medieval old town and proximity to the technology hub of Sophia Antipolis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 150 km north of Marseille
ⓘ
about 35 km east of Gap ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 870 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| Embrunman triathlon | held annually on or around August 15 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | mountain climate with Mediterranean influences ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Embrunman triathlon ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Embrun Cathedral
ⓘ
Notre-Dame-du-Réal ⓘ |
| hasMayor | Chantal Eyméoud ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
historic town hall
ⓘ
remains of medieval fortifications ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
ⓘ
surrounding Alpine peaks ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
former archiepiscopal see
ⓘ
important religious centre in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 05046 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic town centre
ⓘ
picturesque alpine setting ⓘ proximity to Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
ⓘ
Hautes-Alpes department ⓘ
linked to:
Hautes-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region ⓘ
linked to:
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
southeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Durance River ⓘ |
| mayoralTerm | 2020–2026 ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Écrins National Park ⓘ |
| nickname | Nice of the Alps ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Gap
ⓘ
canton of Embrun ⓘ |
| popularFor |
hiking
ⓘ
water sports on Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ winter sports in nearby mountains ⓘ |
| population | approximately 6000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 05200 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| transport | served by Embrun railway station ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Embrun Description of subject: Embrun is a historic town in southeastern France’s Hautes-Alpes department, known for its picturesque setting in the Alps and proximity to the Lac de Serre-Ponçon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.