Fort National
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Fort National is a historic coastal fortress on a tidal island off Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, built in the 17th century to defend the port and town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort National canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5586438 — 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: Fort National Context triple: [Saint-Malo, hasLandmark, Fort National]
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A.
Francisville
Francisville is the historical name by which the French port city of Le Havre was originally known.
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B.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana is a mid-sized city in south-central Louisiana known as the heart of Cajun and Creole culture, with a vibrant music, food, and festival scene.
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C.
New Iberia
New Iberia is a small city in southern Louisiana, United States, known for its Cajun and Creole culture, historic architecture, and proximity to the Bayou Teche.
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D.
Natchez
The Natchez were a Native American people of the Lower Mississippi Valley known for their complex chiefdom, mound-building traditions, and resistance to French colonial expansion.
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E.
Houma
The Houma are a Native American people historically based in what is now Louisiana, known for their distinct culture, language heritage, and ties to the Mississippi River delta region.
- 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: Fort National Target entity description: Fort National is a historic coastal fortress on a tidal island off Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, built in the 17th century to defend the port and town.
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A.
Francisville
Francisville is the historical name by which the French port city of Le Havre was originally known.
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B.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana is a mid-sized city in south-central Louisiana known as the heart of Cajun and Creole culture, with a vibrant music, food, and festival scene.
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C.
New Iberia
New Iberia is a small city in southern Louisiana, United States, known for its Cajun and Creole culture, historic architecture, and proximity to the Bayou Teche.
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D.
Natchez
The Natchez were a Native American people of the Lower Mississippi Valley known for their complex chiefdom, mound-building traditions, and resistance to French colonial expansion.
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E.
Houma
The Houma are a Native American people historically based in what is now Louisiana, known for their distinct culture, language heritage, and ties to the Mississippi River delta region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortress
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historic monument ⓘ tidal island fort ⓘ |
| access | on foot at low tide from Saint-Malo beach ⓘ |
| accessibleAtLowTide | yes ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Ille-et-Vilaine department
ⓘ
linked to:
Ille-et-Vilaine
|
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| category |
Coastal fortifications in France
ⓘ
Forts in Brittany ⓘ Tourist attractions in Ille-et-Vilaine ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1693 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1689 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 48.650°N 2.020°W ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| features |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
walled city of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo
|
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| locatedOff |
coast of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo
|
| locatedOn | tidal island ⓘ |
| location | Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Plage de l'Éventail
ⓘ
Saint-Malo ramparts ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | English Channel ⓘ |
| owner | private owner (leased for visits) ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive system of Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| purpose |
defend the port of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
protect the town of Saint-Malo from naval attacks ⓘ |
| region | Ille-et-Vilaine ⓘ |
| sufferedDamageDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
War of the League of Augsburg
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort National Description of subject: Fort National is a historic coastal fortress on a tidal island off Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, built in the 17th century to defend the port and town.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.