Versailles (for Yvelines department)
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Versailles (for Yvelines department) is a historic French city in the Île-de-France region, renowned for the Palace of Versailles and serving as the administrative center of the Yvelines department.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Versailles (for Yvelines department) canonical | 1 |
| Versailles (for Yvelines) | 1 |
| Versailles (regional capital of Yvelines) | 1 |
| Versailles. The Fountain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5970031 — 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: Versailles (for Yvelines department) Context triple: [Rambouillet, regionCapital, Versailles (for Yvelines department)]
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A.
Grand Commun, Versailles
The Grand Commun in Versailles is a large 17th-century service building of the Palace of Versailles complex, originally used to house and feed the royal household and staff.
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B.
Versailles-Rive-Gauche
Versailles-Rive-Gauche is the former name of the main RER suburban railway station serving the Palace of Versailles and its surrounding area in Versailles, France.
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C.
Versailles-Rive-Gauche–Château de Versailles
Versailles-Rive-Gauche–Château de Versailles is a major suburban railway terminus in Versailles, France, serving as the principal rail access point for visitors to the Palace of Versailles from central Paris.
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D.
Val-d'Oise department
Val-d'Oise department is an administrative division in the Île-de-France region of northern France that includes both suburban areas of Paris and major transport hubs such as Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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E.
Verrières-le-Buisson
Verrières-le-Buisson is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its green spaces and residential character.
- 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: Versailles (for Yvelines department) Target entity description: Versailles (for Yvelines department) is a historic French city in the Île-de-France region, renowned for the Palace of Versailles and serving as the administrative center of the Yvelines department.
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A.
Grand Commun, Versailles
The Grand Commun in Versailles is a large 17th-century service building of the Palace of Versailles complex, originally used to house and feed the royal household and staff.
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B.
Versailles-Rive-Gauche
Versailles-Rive-Gauche is the former name of the main RER suburban railway station serving the Palace of Versailles and its surrounding area in Versailles, France.
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C.
Versailles-Rive-Gauche–Château de Versailles
Versailles-Rive-Gauche–Château de Versailles is a major suburban railway terminus in Versailles, France, serving as the principal rail access point for visitors to the Palace of Versailles from central Paris.
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D.
Val-d'Oise department
Val-d'Oise department is an administrative division in the Île-de-France region of northern France that includes both suburban areas of Paris and major transport hubs such as Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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E.
Verrières-le-Buisson
Verrières-le-Buisson is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its green spaces and residential character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
subprefecture in France ⓘ |
| adminCenterOf |
Yvelines department
ⓘ
linked to:
Yvelines
|
| capitalOf |
Yvelines department
ⓘ
linked to:
Yvelines
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| demonym | Versaillais ⓘ |
| distanceFromParis | about 17 km southwest of Paris ⓘ |
| governmentFunction |
seat of the departmental council of Yvelines
ⓘ
seat of the prefecture of Yvelines ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Academy of Versailles (education authority)
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie de Versailles
Versailles Court of Appeal ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Appeal of Versailles
|
| hasLandmark |
Gardens of Versailles
ⓘ
linked to:
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
Grand Trianon ⓘ Notre-Dame de Versailles church ⓘ
linked to:
Versailles Cathedral
Palace of Versailles ⓘ
linked to:
Château de Versailles
Petit Trianon ⓘ Royal Opera of Versailles ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Opera of Versailles (Opéra Royal)
Saint-Louis de Versailles cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
Versailles Cathedral
|
| hasPostalCode | 78000 ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Versailles-Chantiers railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Versailles-Chantiers station
Versailles-Rive Droite railway station ⓘ
linked to:
Versailles-Rive Droite station
Versailles-Rive Gauche – Château de Versailles railway station ⓘ
linked to:
Versailles-Château–Rive-Gauche station
|
| hasUniversity | Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | associated with UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Park of Versailles" ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 at the Palace of Versailles
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Versailles
seat of the Estates-General of 1789 ⓘ site of the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 (Hall of Mirrors) ⓘ |
| historicalRole | de facto capital of the Kingdom of France in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 78646 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yvelines department
ⓘ
linked to:
Yvelines
north-central France ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| memberOf | Versailles Grand Parc intercommunality ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Palace of Versailles
ⓘ
linked to:
Château de Versailles
|
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Versailles
ⓘ
canton of Versailles-1 ⓘ canton of Versailles-2 ⓘ canton of Versailles-3 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
public administration
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| regionCapitalRole | seat of the regional council of Île-de-France (historically, before its move to Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine) ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Versailles (for Yvelines department) Description of subject: Versailles (for Yvelines department) is a historic French city in the Île-de-France region, renowned for the Palace of Versailles and serving as the administrative center of the Yvelines department.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Rambouillet, France
linked to: Versailles (for Yvelines department)
subject linked to:
Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France
linked to: Versailles (for Yvelines department)
subject linked to:
"Versailles Series" paintings
linked to: Versailles (for Yvelines department)