Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a historic town in southern France known for its Provençal landscapes and as a place where Vincent van Gogh lived and painted several masterpieces.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence canonical | 23 |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence town center | 1 |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France | 1 |
| Saint‑Rémy‑de‑Provence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T160544 — 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: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Context triple: [The Starry Night, createdIn, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence]
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A.
Arles
Arles is a historic city in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Roman monuments and its association with the painter Vincent van Gogh.
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B.
Avignon
Avignon is a historic city in southeastern France renowned for its medieval architecture, including the Palais des Papes, and its role as a former seat of the papacy.
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C.
Ajaccio
Ajaccio is a coastal city on the French island of Corsica, best known as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte and now a popular Mediterranean tourist destination.
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D.
Chambéry
Chambéry is a historic city in southeastern France that served as the political and cultural center of the former Duchy of Savoy.
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E.
Marseille
Marseille is a historic Mediterranean port city in southern France known for its diverse culture, maritime heritage, and role as a major economic hub.
- 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: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Target entity description: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a historic town in southern France known for its Provençal landscapes and as a place where Vincent van Gogh lived and painted several masterpieces.
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A.
Arles
Arles is a historic city in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Roman monuments and its association with the painter Vincent van Gogh.
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B.
Avignon
Avignon is a historic city in southeastern France renowned for its medieval architecture, including the Palais des Papes, and its role as a former seat of the papacy.
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C.
Ajaccio
Ajaccio is a coastal city on the French island of Corsica, best known as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte and now a popular Mediterranean tourist destination.
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D.
Chambéry
Chambéry is a historic city in southeastern France that served as the political and cultural center of the former Duchy of Savoy.
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E.
Marseille
Marseille is a historic Mediterranean port city in southern France known for its diverse culture, maritime heritage, and role as a major economic hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune of Bouches-du-Rhône department ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
art galleries
ⓘ
festivals and local fêtes ⓘ weekly Provençal market ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
market gardening
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Glanum archaeological site
ⓘ
Mausoleum of the Julii ⓘ Roman triumphal arch of Glanum ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Collegiate church of Saint-Martin
ⓘ
Renaissance and classical townhouses ⓘ Saint-Paul-de-Mausole monastery ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
limestone hills of the Alpilles
ⓘ
olive groves ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Musée Estrine
ⓘ
Musée des Alpilles ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 13210 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Catholic churches ⓘ |
| hasResident | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| influenced | Vincent van Gogh’s Saint-Rémy period paintings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Provençal landscapes
ⓘ
Roman and Gallo-Roman heritage ⓘ association with Vincent van Gogh ⓘ historic town center ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alpilles mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpilles region
Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ southern France ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | Vincent van Gogh painted several masterpieces here ⓘ |
| near |
Arles
ⓘ
Avignon ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpilles Regional Natural Park ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage |
Occitan
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| timePeriodOfNotableStay | Vincent van Gogh’s stay from 1889 to 1890 ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType |
art tourism destination
ⓘ
cultural tourism destination ⓘ heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Description of subject: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a historic town in southern France known for its Provençal landscapes and as a place where Vincent van Gogh lived and painted several masterpieces.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
this entity surface form:
Saint‑Rémy‑de‑Provence
subject surface form:
Glanum
subject surface form:
Glanum
this entity surface form:
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence town center
subject surface form:
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole