canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
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The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine was a former administrative division in the Ain department of eastern France, centered on the town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and grouping several surrounding communes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7843012 — 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 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Context triple: [Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, partOf, canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine]
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canton of Tournefeuille
The canton of Tournefeuille is an administrative division in southwestern France that groups Tournefeuille and nearby communes for local governance and electoral purposes.
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B.
canton of Thonon-les-Bains
The canton of Thonon-les-Bains is an administrative division in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, centered on the spa and lakeside town of Thonon-les-Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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Canton of Saint-Genis-Pouilly
The Canton of Saint-Genis-Pouilly is an administrative division in the Ain department of eastern France, situated near the Swiss border in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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canton of Le Haut-Grésivaudan
The canton of Le Haut-Grésivaudan is an administrative division in the Isère department of southeastern France that includes the town of Pontcharra among its communes.
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Canton of Le Mont-Blanc
The Canton of Le Mont-Blanc was a short-lived administrative division of the First French Empire, created in the early 19th century around the Mont Blanc region and including the town of Chamonix.
- 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 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Target entity description: The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine was a former administrative division in the Ain department of eastern France, centered on the town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and grouping several surrounding communes.
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A.
canton of Tournefeuille
The canton of Tournefeuille is an administrative division in southwestern France that groups Tournefeuille and nearby communes for local governance and electoral purposes.
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B.
canton of Thonon-les-Bains
The canton of Thonon-les-Bains is an administrative division in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, centered on the spa and lakeside town of Thonon-les-Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva.
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Canton of Saint-Genis-Pouilly
The Canton of Saint-Genis-Pouilly is an administrative division in the Ain department of eastern France, situated near the Swiss border in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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D.
canton of Le Haut-Grésivaudan
The canton of Le Haut-Grésivaudan is an administrative division in the Isère department of southeastern France that includes the town of Pontcharra among its communes.
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E.
Canton of Le Mont-Blanc
The Canton of Le Mont-Blanc was a short-lived administrative division of the First French Empire, created in the early 19th century around the Mont Blanc region and including the town of Chamonix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former French canton ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction | electoral district for the departmental council ⓘ |
| containedCommune |
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
ⓘ
Billiat ⓘ Champfromier ⓘ Confort ⓘ Lancrans ⓘ Montanges ⓘ Plagne ⓘ Villes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | French canton reorganisation of 2015 ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ain department
ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ arrondissement of Nantua ⓘ eastern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine ⓘ |
| numberOfCommunes | 8 ⓘ |
| status | former administrative division ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Ain department ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | canton ⓘ |
| timePeriod | before 2015 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local administration
ⓘ
statistical purposes ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Description of subject: The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine was a former administrative division in the Ain department of eastern France, centered on the town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and grouping several surrounding communes.
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