Confolens
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Confolens is a small historic town in southwestern France known for its picturesque medieval architecture and annual international folklore festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confolens canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10709085 — 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: Confolens Context triple: [Vienne River, flowsThrough, Confolens]
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A.
Fensalir
Fensalir is the misty, marsh-surrounded hall in Norse mythology that serves as the home of the goddess Frigg.
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B.
Bofflens
Bofflens is a small municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland.
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C.
Baldeo
Baldeo is a town in India’s Braj region, known for its religious significance and association with Krishna-related traditions.
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D.
Faltine
Faltine are powerful extra-dimensional energy beings in the Marvel Universe, known for their immense mystical abilities and for producing entities like Dormammu.
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E.
Fainall
Fainall is a central, scheming antagonist in William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World," known for his manipulative and duplicitous nature.
- 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: Confolens Target entity description: Confolens is a small historic town in southwestern France known for its picturesque medieval architecture and annual international folklore festival.
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A.
Fensalir
Fensalir is the misty, marsh-surrounded hall in Norse mythology that serves as the home of the goddess Frigg.
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B.
Bofflens
Bofflens is a small municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland.
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C.
Baldeo
Baldeo is a town in India’s Braj region, known for its religious significance and association with Krishna-related traditions.
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D.
Faltine
Faltine are powerful extra-dimensional energy beings in the Marvel Universe, known for their immense mystical abilities and for producing entities like Dormammu.
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E.
Fainall
Fainall is a central, scheming antagonist in William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World," known for his manipulative and duplicitous nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | subprefecture of Charente (historical/administrative role) ⓘ |
| attractsTouristsFrom |
France
ⓘ
international visitors ⓘ |
| climateType | oceanic climate (western France) ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 16 ⓘ |
| distanceToCity |
approximately 60 km northeast of Angoulême
ⓘ
approximately 70 km south of Poitiers ⓘ |
| festivalFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| festivalType | international folklore festival ⓘ |
| festivalTypicalMonth | August ⓘ |
| hasBridge | medieval stone bridge over the Vienne ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
folk dance shows
ⓘ
street performances during folklore festival ⓘ traditional music concerts ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cultural events
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Festival de Confolens ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Saint-Maxime church
ⓘ
medieval streets ⓘ old bridge of Confolens ⓘ timber-framed houses ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Goire
ⓘ
Vienne ⓘ |
| hasTownHall | Hôtel de Ville de Confolens ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | medieval heritage town ⓘ |
| heritageType | historic town ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 16106 ⓘ |
| isPrefectureOf | Confolentais area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
International Folklore Festival of Confolens
ⓘ
linked to:
Festival de Confolens
medieval architecture ⓘ picturesque old town ⓘ |
| languageRegion | French ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Goire River
ⓘ
Vienne River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charente department
ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ⓘ
linked to:
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
southwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalProvince |
Poitou (border area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poitou
|
| populationRange | between 2,000 and 5,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 16500 ⓘ |
| regionHistoric |
Poitou-Charentes (former region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poitou-Charentes
|
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| urbanForm | small town ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Confolens Description of subject: Confolens is a small historic town in southwestern France known for its picturesque medieval architecture and annual international folklore festival.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.