canton of Dourdan
E622019
The canton of Dourdan is an administrative division in northern France that groups together Dourdan and surrounding communes within the Essonne department.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| canton of Dourdan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6818341 — 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 Dourdan Context triple: [Dourdan, partOf, canton of Dourdan]
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A.
canton of Athis-Mons
The canton of Athis-Mons is an administrative division in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, grouping several communes in the southern suburbs of Paris.
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B.
canton of Rambouillet
The canton of Rambouillet is an administrative division in the Yvelines department of north-central France, centered on the town of Rambouillet and grouping several surrounding communes.
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C.
canton of Orsay
The canton of Orsay is an administrative division in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, centered around the town of Orsay and its surrounding communes.
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D.
canton of Thiais
The canton of Thiais is an administrative division in the Val-de-Marne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France, grouping several southeastern Paris suburbs including Rungis.
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E.
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.
- 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 Dourdan Target entity description: The canton of Dourdan is an administrative division in northern France that groups together Dourdan and surrounding communes within the Essonne department.
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A.
canton of Athis-Mons
The canton of Athis-Mons is an administrative division in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, grouping several communes in the southern suburbs of Paris.
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B.
canton of Rambouillet
The canton of Rambouillet is an administrative division in the Yvelines department of north-central France, centered on the town of Rambouillet and grouping several surrounding communes.
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C.
canton of Orsay
The canton of Orsay is an administrative division in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, centered around the town of Orsay and its surrounding communes.
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D.
canton of Thiais
The canton of Thiais is an administrative division in the Val-de-Marne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France, grouping several southeastern Paris suburbs including Rungis.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canton of France ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Dourdan ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf |
Essonne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Essonne
|
| containsCommune |
Ablis
ⓘ
Angervilliers ⓘ Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon ⓘ Breuillet ⓘ Briis-sous-Forges ⓘ Bullion ⓘ Chauffour-lès-Étréchy ⓘ Corbreuse ⓘ Courson-Monteloup ⓘ Dourdan ⓘ Fontenay-lès-Briis ⓘ Forges-les-Bains ⓘ Le Val-Saint-Germain ⓘ Les Granges-le-Roi ⓘ Limours ⓘ Longvilliers ⓘ Roinville ⓘ Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines ⓘ Saint-Chéron ⓘ Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan ⓘ Sermaise ⓘ Sonchamp ⓘ Ville-du-Bois ⓘ Villiers-le-Bâcle ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy |
departmental council of Essonne
ⓘ
linked to:
Essonne departmental council
|
| hasCapital | Dourdan ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essonne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Essonne
northern France ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ |
| partOf | French canton network ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | canton ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: canton of Dourdan Description of subject: The canton of Dourdan is an administrative division in northern France that groups together Dourdan and surrounding communes within the Essonne department.
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