La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France
E80896
La Baule, in the former Loire-Inférieure department of France, is a renowned Atlantic seaside resort town famous for its long sandy beach and Belle Époque villas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T641004 — 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: La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France Context triple: [Édouard Vuillard, placeOfDeath, La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France]
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A.
Fontainebleau, France
Fontainebleau, France is a historic town southeast of Paris best known for its vast forest and royal château, long associated with French monarchs and outdoor recreation.
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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.
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C.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer is a seaside commune on the French Riviera in southeastern France, known for its Mediterranean beaches and as one of the Allied landing sites during Operation Dragoon in World War II.
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D.
Bayonne, France
Bayonne, France is a historic city in southwestern France near the Atlantic coast, known for its Basque culture, medieval old town, and renowned chocolate and cured ham.
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E.
La Brède, near Bordeaux, France
La Brède, near Bordeaux, France, is a commune in southwestern France best known as the birthplace of the Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu.
- 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: La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France Target entity description: La Baule, in the former Loire-Inférieure department of France, is a renowned Atlantic seaside resort town famous for its long sandy beach and Belle Époque villas.
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A.
Fontainebleau, France
Fontainebleau, France is a historic town southeast of Paris best known for its vast forest and royal château, long associated with French monarchs and outdoor recreation.
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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.
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C.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer is a seaside commune on the French Riviera in southeastern France, known for its Mediterranean beaches and as one of the Allied landing sites during Operation Dragoon in World War II.
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D.
Bayonne, France
Bayonne, France is a historic city in southwestern France near the Atlantic coast, known for its Basque culture, medieval old town, and renowned chocolate and cured ham.
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E.
La Brède, near Bordeaux, France
La Brède, near Bordeaux, France, is a commune in southwestern France best known as the birthplace of the Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
seaside resort ⓘ town ⓘ |
| beachLength | approximately 8 kilometers ⓘ |
| beachType | fine sand ⓘ |
| belongsTo | French Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| departmentStatus |
currently in Loire-Atlantique
ⓘ
formerly in Loire-Inférieure ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hospitality industry
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tourism ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
golf course
ⓘ
thallassotherapy center ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Atlantic seaside resort
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Belle Époque architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Belle Époque villas
long sandy beach ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
marina
ⓘ
promenade along the beach ⓘ seafront villas ⓘ |
| heritage | Belle Époque seaside heritage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment |
Belle Époque
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early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Belle Époque architecture
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casino ⓘ horse riding on the beach ⓘ luxury hotels ⓘ one of the longest beaches in Europe ⓘ yachting ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Loire-Atlantique
ⓘ
Loire-Atlantique ⓘ
surface form:
Loire-Inférieure
Pays de la Loire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Guérande
ⓘ
Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guérande
ⓘ
surface form:
Guérande Peninsula
|
| regionStatus | part of western France ⓘ |
| tourismType |
bathing resort
ⓘ
seaside tourism ⓘ |
| transport | railway connection to Paris ⓘ |
| urbanForm | linear seaside development ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
holiday resort
ⓘ
residential town ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France Description of subject: La Baule, in the former Loire-Inférieure department of France, is a renowned Atlantic seaside resort town famous for its long sandy beach and Belle Époque villas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Édouard Vuillard