Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road)
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Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) is a major orbital roadway encircling the La Défense business district in the Paris metropolitan area, providing key access and circulation for traffic around the high-rise commercial zone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) canonical | 1 |
| La Défense ring road | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5299569 — 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: Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) Context triple: [Pont de Neuilly, hasApproachRoad, Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road)]
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A.
Boulevard Périphérique
Boulevard Périphérique is the ring road encircling Paris, serving as a major arterial highway that separates the historic city from its surrounding suburbs.
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B.
Meaux Circle
The Meaux Circle was an early 16th-century French reformist group of humanist theologians and clergy centered around Meaux that sought to renew the Catholic Church through biblical study and preaching.
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C.
Francilienne (A104) ring road
The Francilienne (A104) ring road is a major orbital motorway around the Île-de-France region that helps divert traffic around Paris and connect key suburban towns and transport hubs.
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D.
Boulevard Henri-IV
Boulevard Henri-IV is a major Parisian thoroughfare that links the historic Place de la Bastille to the Île Saint-Louis, running through the city’s central 4th arrondissement.
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E.
Boulevard Vivier-Merle
Boulevard Vivier-Merle is a major thoroughfare in Lyon’s La Part-Dieu district, known for its role as a key axis connecting the business quarter with the city’s main transport hubs.
- 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: Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) Target entity description: Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) is a major orbital roadway encircling the La Défense business district in the Paris metropolitan area, providing key access and circulation for traffic around the high-rise commercial zone.
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A.
Boulevard Périphérique
Boulevard Périphérique is the ring road encircling Paris, serving as a major arterial highway that separates the historic city from its surrounding suburbs.
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B.
Meaux Circle
The Meaux Circle was an early 16th-century French reformist group of humanist theologians and clergy centered around Meaux that sought to renew the Catholic Church through biblical study and preaching.
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C.
Francilienne (A104) ring road
The Francilienne (A104) ring road is a major orbital motorway around the Île-de-France region that helps divert traffic around Paris and connect key suburban towns and transport hubs.
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D.
Boulevard Henri-IV
Boulevard Henri-IV is a major Parisian thoroughfare that links the historic Place de la Bastille to the Île Saint-Louis, running through the city’s central 4th arrondissement.
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E.
Boulevard Vivier-Merle
Boulevard Vivier-Merle is a major thoroughfare in Lyon’s La Part-Dieu district, known for its role as a key axis connecting the business quarter with the city’s main transport hubs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ring road
ⓘ
road infrastructure ⓘ urban expressway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | high-rise commercial zone of La Défense ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Ring roads in France
ⓘ
Roads in Hauts-de-Seine ⓘ Transport in Île-de-France ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A14 motorway
ⓘ
A86 motorway ⓘ local roads of Courbevoie ⓘ local roads of Nanterre ⓘ local roads of Puteaux ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| encircles |
La Défense business district
ⓘ
linked to:
La Défense
|
| governedBy | French road regulations ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo |
office towers in La Défense
ⓘ
parking facilities in La Défense ⓘ shopping centers in La Défense ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
La Défense ring road
ⓘ
linked to:
Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road)
|
| hasDesignCharacteristic |
grade-separated sections
ⓘ
interchanges with major approach roads ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple carriageway lanes ⓘ |
| hasName |
Boulevard Circulaire
ⓘ
linked to:
Boulevard Périphérique
|
| hasOfficialNameLanguage | fr ⓘ |
| hasRoadType | boulevard ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFunction | boundary of La Défense core area ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
accessibility of La Défense business district
ⓘ
distribution of traffic flows around La Défense ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanRegion |
Grand Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| isKeyInfrastructureFor |
commuters to La Défense
ⓘ
logistics and service vehicles in La Défense ⓘ |
| isNear |
Grande Arche de la Défense
ⓘ
linked to:
La Défense – Grande Arche
La Défense esplanade ⓘ
linked to:
Esplanade de La Défense
|
| isPartOfPlanningArea |
La Défense urban development zone
ⓘ
linked to:
La Défense
|
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Défense
ⓘ
Paris metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| partOf | road network of Paris metropolitan area ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Courbevoie
ⓘ
Nanterre ⓘ Puteaux ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
access road to La Défense
ⓘ
orbital roadway for traffic circulation around La Défense ⓘ |
| roleInUrbanStructure | separates pedestrian esplanade of La Défense from surrounding urban fabric ⓘ |
| serves |
La Défense business district
ⓘ
linked to:
La Défense
|
| servesTrafficType | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| supports | vehicular circulation around La Défense ⓘ |
| urbanContext | dense high-rise business district ⓘ |
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: Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) Description of subject: Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road) is a major orbital roadway encircling the La Défense business district in the Paris metropolitan area, providing key access and circulation for traffic around the high-rise commercial zone.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boulevard Circulaire (La Défense ring road)