Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France

E757701

former commune village

Villequier, in the former Seine-Inférieure department of France, is a small village on the banks of the Seine best known for its association with Victor Hugo’s family and the tragic drowning of his daughter Léopoldine.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Villequier, France	2
Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8788382 — 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: Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France
Context triple: [Léopoldine Hugo, placeOfDeath, Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France]

A. Vaucresson, France
Vaucresson, France is a small, affluent suburban commune in the western outskirts of Paris, known for its residential character and proximity to the capital.
B. Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Vélizy-Villacoublay is a suburban commune southwest of Paris known for its technology and aerospace industries, including serving as the base for major companies like Dassault Systèmes.
C. Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Marnes-la-Coquette, France is a small, affluent commune in the western suburbs of Paris, historically noted as the place where the renowned scientist Louis Pasteur died.
D. Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Villepinte is a suburban commune in the northeastern outskirts of Paris, located in the Seine-Saint-Denis department of France and known for its residential areas and proximity to major transport hubs.
E. Louveciennes, Yvelines, France
Louveciennes, in the Yvelines department of north-central France, is a suburban commune west of Paris known for its historic residences and association with notable figures such as physicist Louis de Broglie.
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: Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France
Target entity description: Villequier, in the former Seine-Inférieure department of France, is a small village on the banks of the Seine best known for its association with Victor Hugo’s family and the tragic drowning of his daughter Léopoldine.

A. Vaucresson, France
Vaucresson, France is a small, affluent suburban commune in the western outskirts of Paris, known for its residential character and proximity to the capital.
B. Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Vélizy-Villacoublay is a suburban commune southwest of Paris known for its technology and aerospace industries, including serving as the base for major companies like Dassault Systèmes.
C. Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Marnes-la-Coquette, France is a small, affluent commune in the western suburbs of Paris, historically noted as the place where the renowned scientist Louis Pasteur died.
D. Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Villepinte is a suburban commune in the northeastern outskirts of Paris, located in the Seine-Saint-Denis department of France and known for its residential areas and proximity to major transport hubs.
E. Louveciennes, Yvelines, France
Louveciennes, in the Yvelines department of north-central France, is a suburban commune west of Paris known for its historic residences and association with notable figures such as physicist Louis de Broglie.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former commune ⓘ village ⓘ
administrativeChange	Seine-Inférieure renamed Seine-Maritime in 1955 ⓘ
associatedWith	Léopoldine Hugo ⓘ Victor Hugo ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	death of Léopoldine Hugo in a boating accident ⓘ
containsGraveOf	Charles Vacquerie ⓘ Léopoldine Hugo ⓘ members of the Vacquerie family ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
distanceFrom	approximately 40 km west of Rouen ⓘ
eventDate	1843 (drowning of Léopoldine Hugo) ⓘ
hasCemetery	Cimetière de Villequier ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ river-related tourism ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	picturesque riverside village in Normandy ⓘ
hasMuseum	Maison Vacquerie – Musée Victor Hugo ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding	Église Saint-Martin de Villequier ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction	Seine riverfront views ⓘ Victor Hugo–related memorials ⓘ
hasTransport	local departmental roads along the Seine ⓘ
historicalProvince	Normandy ⓘ
INSEECODE	76740 ⓘ
inspiredWorkOf	Victor Hugo’s poems mourning Léopoldine ⓘ linked to: Victor Hugo's poem cycle "Demain, dès l’aube"
language	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Arrondissement of Rouen ⓘ linked to: arrondissement of Rouen Canton of Caudebec-en-Caux (former) ⓘ Normandy ⓘ Seine-Maritime department ⓘ linked to: Seine-Maritime
locatedInFormer	Seine-Inférieure department ⓘ
locatedNear	Caudebec-en-Caux ⓘ
locatedOn	Seine River ⓘ linked to: River Seine right bank of the Seine ⓘ
mergedInto	Rives-en-Seine ⓘ
mergerDate	2016 ⓘ
notableFor	association with Victor Hugo and his family ⓘ drowning of Léopoldine Hugo ⓘ
partOf	commune of Rives-en-Seine ⓘ
postalCode	76490 ⓘ
region	Haute-Normandie (former administrative region) ⓘ linked to: Normandy (administrative region)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Léopoldine Hugo → placeOfDeath → Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France ⓘ

Léopoldine Hugo → burialPlace → Villequier, France ⓘ

linked to: Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France

Léopoldine Hugo → associatedPlace → Villequier, France ⓘ