Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
E626920
Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, is a picturesque Swiss town on the shores of Lake Geneva known for its lakeside promenades, cultural heritage, and as the headquarters of Nestlé.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vevey town centre | 1 |
| Vevey, Switzerland | 1 |
| Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6898430 — 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: Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland Context triple: [Graham Greene, placeOfDeath, Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland]
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A.
Roche, Vaud, Switzerland
Roche is a small municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland, situated near the eastern end of Lake Geneva and known for its scenic Alpine surroundings.
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B.
Valais, Switzerland
Valais, Switzerland is a mountainous canton in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine peaks, glaciers, vineyards, and the upper Rhône Valley.
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C.
Aigle, Switzerland
Aigle, Switzerland is a small town in the canton of Vaud known as an international hub for professional cycling and sports administration.
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D.
Bellevue, Switzerland
Bellevue, Switzerland is a small affluent municipality on the shores of Lake Geneva near Geneva, known for hosting the global headquarters of luxury goods group Richemont.
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E.
Écône, Valais, Switzerland
Écône, in the Swiss canton of Valais, is a small village best known as the principal seminary and headquarters of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X.
- 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: Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland Target entity description: Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, is a picturesque Swiss town on the shores of Lake Geneva known for its lakeside promenades, cultural heritage, and as the headquarters of Nestlé.
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A.
Roche, Vaud, Switzerland
Roche is a small municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland, situated near the eastern end of Lake Geneva and known for its scenic Alpine surroundings.
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B.
Valais, Switzerland
Valais, Switzerland is a mountainous canton in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine peaks, glaciers, vineyards, and the upper Rhône Valley.
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C.
Aigle, Switzerland
Aigle, Switzerland is a small town in the canton of Vaud known as an international hub for professional cycling and sports administration.
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D.
Bellevue, Switzerland
Bellevue, Switzerland is a small affluent municipality on the shores of Lake Geneva near Geneva, known for hosting the global headquarters of luxury goods group Richemont.
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E.
Écône, Valais, Switzerland
Écône, in the Swiss canton of Valais, is a small village best known as the principal seminary and headquarters of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charlie Chaplin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nestlé Alimentarium food museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canton | Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate moderated by Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| district | Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 380 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| FêteDesVigneronsFrequency | approximately once per generation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Fête des Vignerons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
food and beverage industry
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
lakeside promenades
ⓘ
view of the Alps ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Charlie Chaplin statue on the lakeside
ⓘ
Grande Place (main square) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Alimentarium – Food Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musée Jenisch Vevey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPromenade |
Quai Maria-Belgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quai Perdonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Vevey railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
funicular to Mont Pèlerin vicinity ⓘ lake boat services on Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| headquartersOf | Nestlé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic town centre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
food industry ⓘ picturesque lakeside setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French-speaking Switzerland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riviera vaudoise NERFINISHED ⓘ Romandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWineRegion | Lavaux and Chablais wine regions vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lausanne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern shore of Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Chaplin’s World museum in Corsier-sur-Vevey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Geneva region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 1800 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Lausanne–Brig line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| twinTown |
Batroun, Lebanon
NERFINISHED
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Caracas, Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Jinzhou, China NERFINISHED ⓘ Menton, France NERFINISHED ⓘ Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland Description of subject: Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, is a picturesque Swiss town on the shores of Lake Geneva known for its lakeside promenades, cultural heritage, and as the headquarters of Nestlé.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vevey, Switzerland
this entity surface form:
Vevey town centre