Verneuil-sur-Avre
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Verneuil-sur-Avre is a historic town in northern France known for its medieval architecture and role as a former fortified border town between Normandy and the Kingdom of France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verneuil-sur-Avre canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8399644 — 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: Verneuil-sur-Avre Context triple: [canton of Breteuil, contains, Verneuil-sur-Avre]
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A.
Pacy-sur-Eure
Pacy-sur-Eure is a small commune in northern France’s Normandy region, known for its picturesque riverside setting and historic town center.
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B.
Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil is a planned new town and commune in northern France, located in the Eure department of the Normandy region.
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C.
Yvetot
Yvetot is a small town in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy in northern France, historically known as the seat of a medieval "kingdom" within France.
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D.
Evreux
Evreux is a historic town in northern France, known for its Gothic cathedral and role as the capital of the Eure department in Normandy.
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E.
Noisy-le-Grand
Noisy-le-Grand is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its modern architecture and role as a business and educational hub within the Marne-la-Vallée area.
- 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: Verneuil-sur-Avre Target entity description: Verneuil-sur-Avre is a historic town in northern France known for its medieval architecture and role as a former fortified border town between Normandy and the Kingdom of France.
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A.
Pacy-sur-Eure
Pacy-sur-Eure is a small commune in northern France’s Normandy region, known for its picturesque riverside setting and historic town center.
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B.
Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil is a planned new town and commune in northern France, located in the Eure department of the Normandy region.
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C.
Yvetot
Yvetot is a small town in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy in northern France, historically known as the seat of a medieval "kingdom" within France.
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D.
Evreux
Evreux is a historic town in northern France, known for its Gothic cathedral and role as the capital of the Eure department in Normandy.
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E.
Noisy-le-Grand
Noisy-le-Grand is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its modern architecture and role as a business and educational hub within the Marne-la-Vallée area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
former fortified town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | former commune of Eure ⓘ |
| battleDate | 17 August 1424 ⓘ |
| category |
Communes of Eure
ⓘ
Former communes of Eure ⓘ Towns in Normandy ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 110 km west of Paris ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
local commerce
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 140–190 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Verneuil ⓘ |
| feature |
fortifications
ⓘ
historic town center ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ |
| heritage |
medieval urban fabric
ⓘ
timber-framed houses ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Normandy ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
border town between Normandy and the Kingdom of France
ⓘ
fortified frontier town ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 27679 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eure department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1 January 2017 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Avre River ⓘ |
| notableBuilding |
Saint-Jean church
ⓘ
Tour de la Madeleine ⓘ Église de la Madeleine de Verneuil-sur-Avre ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
city gates
ⓘ
medieval ramparts ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Bernay
ⓘ
canton of Verneuil-sur-Avre ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton
|
| populationRange | between 6000 and 8000 inhabitants (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 27130 ⓘ |
| railConnection |
Paris–Granville railway line
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris–Granville railway
|
| region |
Normandy region
ⓘ
linked to:
Normandy (administrative region)
|
| river | Avre ⓘ |
| timeZone |
CEST
ⓘ
CET ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| transport | Verneuil-sur-Avre railway station ⓘ |
| war | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Verneuil-sur-Avre Description of subject: Verneuil-sur-Avre is a historic town in northern France known for its medieval architecture and role as a former fortified border town between Normandy and the Kingdom of France.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.