Montfort-l'Amaury, France

E635101

commune

Montfort-l'Amaury is a historic commune in north-central France known as the medieval seat of the Montfort family and for its well-preserved old town and castle ruins.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Montfort-l'Amaury	6
Montfort-l’Amaury	5
Montfort-l'Amaury, France canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6987787 — 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: Montfort-l'Amaury, France
Context triple: [Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola, paternalFamilyOrigin, Montfort-l'Amaury, France]

A. Fourchambault, France
Fourchambault, France is a small industrial town in the Nièvre department of central France, historically known for its steelworks and metallurgical industry.
B. Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France is a suburban commune near Rouen in Normandy, known as a residential and educational center and as the birthplace of legendary cyclist Jacques Anquetil.
C. Ermont, France
Ermont is a suburban commune in the northern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and transport links within the Val-d'Oise department.
D. Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne River.
E. Evreux, France
Evreux is a historic town in the Normandy region of northern France, known for its Gothic cathedral and role as an administrative and cultural center.
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: Montfort-l'Amaury, France
Target entity description: Montfort-l'Amaury is a historic commune in north-central France known as the medieval seat of the Montfort family and for its well-preserved old town and castle ruins.

A. Fourchambault, France
Fourchambault, France is a small industrial town in the Nièvre department of central France, historically known for its steelworks and metallurgical industry.
B. Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France is a suburban commune near Rouen in Normandy, known as a residential and educational center and as the birthplace of legendary cyclist Jacques Anquetil.
C. Ermont, France
Ermont is a suburban commune in the northern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and transport links within the Val-d'Oise department.
D. Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne River.
E. Evreux, France
Evreux is a historic town in the Normandy region of northern France, known for its Gothic cathedral and role as an administrative and cultural center.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune ⓘ
administrativeStatus	commune with its own mayor ⓘ
belongsTo	French Republic ⓘ
climate	temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
countrySubdivisionType	commune of France ⓘ
departmentCode	78 ⓘ
governedBy	municipal council of Montfort-l'Amaury ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	historic commune ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ well-preserved medieval center ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	local commerce ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasFeature	hilltop castle site ⓘ narrow medieval streets ⓘ stone houses ⓘ
hasHeritage	castle ruins ⓘ medieval old town ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
hasLandmark	Saint-Pierre church of Montfort-l'Amaury ⓘ ruins of the Château de Montfort ⓘ town walls and medieval gates ⓘ
hasNotableFamily	Montfort family ⓘ
hasTransport	regional road connections to Paris area ⓘ
hasUrbanForm	small town ⓘ
heritageStatus	contains protected historical monuments ⓘ
historicalRegion	Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
historicalRole	medieval seat of the Montfort family ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Yvelines department ⓘ linked to: Yvelines north-central France ⓘ linked to: northern France western Île-de-France ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
locatedNear	Forest of Rambouillet ⓘ linked to: Rambouillet Forest
namedAfter	House of Montfort ⓘ
nearbyMajorCity	Paris ⓘ
officialLanguage	French ⓘ
partOf	arrondissement of Rambouillet ⓘ canton of Aubergenville ⓘ
postalCode	78490 ⓘ
regionCapitalDistance	south-west of Paris ⓘ
timeZone	CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST	CEST ⓘ
wasSeatOf	Lords of Montfort ⓘ linked to: Lord of Montfort

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