Château de Fougères
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Château de Fougères is a vast medieval fortress in Brittany, France, renowned as one of the largest and best-preserved castles in Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château de Fougères canonical | 1 |
| Fougères Castle | 1 |
| Fougères castle area | 1 |
| old quarter of Fougères | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8187598 — 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: Château de Fougères Context triple: [Fougères, hasLandmark, Château de Fougères]
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A.
Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
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B.
Château de Saumur
Château de Saumur is a historic medieval fortress-turned-château in western France, overlooking the Loire River and renowned for its picturesque towers and role in the region’s royal and military history.
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C.
Château de Vendôme
Château de Vendôme is a ruined medieval castle in the town of Vendôme, France, notable for its hilltop remains overlooking the Loir River and its historical role in regional defense.
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D.
Château d’Angers
Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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E.
Château de Brissac
Château de Brissac is a grand Renaissance château in western France, famed as one of the tallest castles in the country and noted for its richly decorated interiors and extensive parklands.
- 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: Château de Fougères Target entity description: Château de Fougères is a vast medieval fortress in Brittany, France, renowned as one of the largest and best-preserved castles in Europe.
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A.
Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
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B.
Château de Saumur
Château de Saumur is a historic medieval fortress-turned-château in western France, overlooking the Loire River and renowned for its picturesque towers and role in the region’s royal and military history.
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C.
Château de Vendôme
Château de Vendôme is a ruined medieval castle in the town of Vendôme, France, notable for its hilltop remains overlooking the Loir River and its historical role in regional defense.
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D.
Château d’Angers
Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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E.
Château de Brissac
Château de Brissac is a grand Renaissance château in western France, famed as one of the tallest castles in the country and noted for its richly decorated interiors and extensive parklands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
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medieval castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| area | approximately 2 hectares ⓘ |
| builtBy | Lords of Fougères ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 11th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 80 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| function |
border fortress of Brittany
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defensive stronghold ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain walls
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drawbridge ⓘ gatehouses ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | local history museum ⓘ |
| hasTower |
Tour Mélusine
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Tour Raoul ⓘ Tour du Gobelin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1862 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Dukes of Brittany
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Brittany
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fougères ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Ille-et-Vilaine ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Duchy of Brittany ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Brittany ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nançon River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Mont-Saint-Michel
ⓘ
Rennes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-preserved castles in Europe
ⓘ
being one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | about 13 ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Commune of Fougères ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn |
12th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Brittany ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Hundred Years' War
ⓘ
Wars of Religion in France ⓘ
linked to:
French Wars of Religion
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château de Fougères Description of subject: Château de Fougères is a vast medieval fortress in Brittany, France, renowned as one of the largest and best-preserved castles in Europe.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Château de Fougères
linked to: Château de Fougères
linked to: Château de Fougères