canton of Loches
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The canton of Loches is an administrative division in central France that groups together several communes around the town of Loches within the Indre-et-Loire department.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| canton of Loches canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5995203 — 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: canton of Loches Context triple: [Loches, isSeatOf, canton of Loches]
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A.
canton of Trégueux
The canton of Trégueux is an administrative division in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, grouping several communes including Yffiniac.
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B.
canton of Brienne-le-Château
The canton of Brienne-le-Château is an administrative division in the Aube department of north-central France, grouping together several communes around the town of Brienne-le-Château.
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C.
canton of La Brède
The canton of La Brède is an administrative division in the Gironde department of southwestern France, grouping several communes around the town of La Brède.
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D.
arrondissement of Loches
The arrondissement of Loches is an administrative district in the Indre-et-Loire department of central France, centered around the town of Loches and grouping several surrounding communes.
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E.
canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir
The canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir was a former administrative division in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France, grouping several communes around the town of Montoire-sur-le-Loir.
- 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: canton of Loches Target entity description: The canton of Loches is an administrative division in central France that groups together several communes around the town of Loches within the Indre-et-Loire department.
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A.
canton of Trégueux
The canton of Trégueux is an administrative division in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, grouping several communes including Yffiniac.
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B.
canton of Brienne-le-Château
The canton of Brienne-le-Château is an administrative division in the Aube department of north-central France, grouping together several communes around the town of Brienne-le-Château.
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C.
canton of La Brède
The canton of La Brède is an administrative division in the Gironde department of southwestern France, grouping several communes around the town of La Brède.
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D.
arrondissement of Loches
The arrondissement of Loches is an administrative district in the Indre-et-Loire department of central France, centered around the town of Loches and grouping several surrounding communes.
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E.
canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir
The canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir was a former administrative division in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France, grouping several communes around the town of Montoire-sur-le-Loir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canton of France ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Loches ⓘ |
| contains |
Beaulieu-lès-Loches
ⓘ
Betz-le-Château ⓘ Bridoré ⓘ Chambourg-sur-Indre ⓘ Chanceaux-près-Loches ⓘ Chédigny ⓘ Ciran ⓘ Civray-sur-Esves ⓘ Dolus-le-Sec ⓘ Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu ⓘ Genillé ⓘ Le Liège ⓘ Loches ⓘ Perrusson ⓘ Reignac-sur-Indre ⓘ Saint-Bauld ⓘ Saint-Flovier ⓘ Saint-Hippolyte ⓘ Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain ⓘ Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois ⓘ Saint-Senoch ⓘ Tauxigny ⓘ
linked to:
Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld
Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld ⓘ Verneuil-sur-Indre ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governingBody | Departmental Council of Indre-et-Loire ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire region
ⓘ
linked to:
Centre-Val de Loire
Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ central France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Loches ⓘ |
| partOf | arrondissement of Loches ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | electoral district ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: canton of Loches Description of subject: The canton of Loches is an administrative division in central France that groups together several communes around the town of Loches within the Indre-et-Loire department.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.