Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France
E611916
Nœux-les-Mines is a former coal-mining town in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, known as the birthplace of legendary French footballer Raymond Kopa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6685520 — 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: Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France Context triple: [Raymond Kopa, placeOfBirth, Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France]
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Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
Coquelles, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, is a commune best known as the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel linking France and the United Kingdom.
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B.
Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France
Belloy-Saint-Léonard is a small commune in the Somme department of northern France, noted as the birthplace of famed Free French general Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque.
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C.
Bohain-en-Vermandois, France
Bohain-en-Vermandois is a small commune in northern France known as a historic textile town and the birthplace of several notable artists, including Pierre Matisse.
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D.
Val-de-Reuil, France
Val-de-Reuil is a planned new town in the Eure department of Normandy in northern France, known for its modern urban design and industrial and technological activities.
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E.
Gouvieux, France
Gouvieux, France is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, known for its affluent residential character and association with the Aga Khan IV.
- 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: Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France Target entity description: Nœux-les-Mines is a former coal-mining town in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, known as the birthplace of legendary French footballer Raymond Kopa.
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A.
Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
Coquelles, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, is a commune best known as the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel linking France and the United Kingdom.
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B.
Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France
Belloy-Saint-Léonard is a small commune in the Somme department of northern France, noted as the birthplace of famed Free French general Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque.
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C.
Bohain-en-Vermandois, France
Bohain-en-Vermandois is a small commune in northern France known as a historic textile town and the birthplace of several notable artists, including Pierre Matisse.
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D.
Val-de-Reuil, France
Val-de-Reuil is a planned new town in the Eure department of Normandy in northern France, known for its modern urban design and industrial and technological activities.
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E.
Gouvieux, France
Gouvieux, France is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, known for its affluent residential character and association with the Aga Khan IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
former coal-mining town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune of France ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nœux-les-Mines ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Pas-de-Calais ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Nœuxois
ⓘ
Nœuxoises ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | coal mining industry ⓘ |
| hasFeature | post-mining landscape ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalActivity | coal extraction ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | industrial era linked to coal mining ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
light industry
ⓘ
services sector ⓘ |
| hasName | Nœux-les-Mines ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Raymond Kopa ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 62290 ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
road connections to Béthune
ⓘ
road connections to Lens ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the birthplace of Raymond Kopa
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais ⓘ historical region of Artois ⓘ north of Béthune ⓘ north of France’s coal basin ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Béthune
ⓘ
Lens ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Béthune
ⓘ
canton of Nœux-les-Mines ⓘ |
| region | Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| timeZone |
CEST
ⓘ
CET ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France Description of subject: Nœux-les-Mines is a former coal-mining town in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, known as the birthplace of legendary French footballer Raymond Kopa.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.