Commune of Île de Sein
E1027032
The Commune of Île de Sein is a small French island community off the coast of Brittany renowned for the collective heroism of its inhabitants during World War II, which earned it one of France’s highest national honors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commune of Île de Sein canonical | 1 |
| Île de Sein village | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13202725 — 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: Commune of Île de Sein Context triple: [Croix de la Libération, notableRecipient, Commune of Île de Sein]
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A.
Commune of La Désirade
The Commune of La Désirade is the local administrative municipality encompassing the island of La Désirade in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.
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B.
Commune of Fouesnant
The Commune of Fouesnant is a coastal municipality in Brittany, France, known for its beaches, cider production, and inclusion of the scenic Glénan Islands archipelago.
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C.
Commune of Gambier
The Commune of Gambier is a remote French Polynesian municipality in the Gambier Islands of the South Pacific, centered on Mangareva and known for its Polynesian culture and Catholic missionary history.
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D.
Commune of Villepinte
The Commune of Villepinte is a suburban municipality in the northeastern outskirts of Paris, France, known for hosting the large Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center.
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E.
Commune of Hauterive
The Commune of Hauterive is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Fribourg, known for its historic Cistercian Abbey of Hauterive and its scenic setting along the Sarine River.
- 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: Commune of Île de Sein Target entity description: The Commune of Île de Sein is a small French island community off the coast of Brittany renowned for the collective heroism of its inhabitants during World War II, which earned it one of France’s highest national honors.
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A.
Commune of La Désirade
The Commune of La Désirade is the local administrative municipality encompassing the island of La Désirade in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.
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B.
Commune of Fouesnant
The Commune of Fouesnant is a coastal municipality in Brittany, France, known for its beaches, cider production, and inclusion of the scenic Glénan Islands archipelago.
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C.
Commune of Gambier
The Commune of Gambier is a remote French Polynesian municipality in the Gambier Islands of the South Pacific, centered on Mangareva and known for its Polynesian culture and Catholic missionary history.
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D.
Commune of Villepinte
The Commune of Villepinte is a suburban municipality in the northeastern outskirts of Paris, France, known for hosting the large Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center.
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E.
Commune of Hauterive
The Commune of Hauterive is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Fribourg, known for its historic Cistercian Abbey of Hauterive and its scenic setting along the Sarine River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
island commune ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Île de Sein village
ⓘ
linked to:
Commune of Île de Sein
|
| areaCharacteristic | small land area ⓘ |
| arrondissement |
Quimper arrondissement
ⓘ
linked to:
arrondissement of Quimper
|
| canton | Douarnenez canton ⓘ |
| capital | Île de Sein ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demographyTrend | population decline ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 29 ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| governmentType | French commune administration ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of national remembrance ⓘ |
| hasPart | Île de Sein ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
coastal commune
ⓘ
insular commune ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | World War II resistance activities ⓘ |
| honor | Compagnon de la Libération ⓘ |
| honorReason | collective heroism and resistance during World War II ⓘ |
| honorType | one of the highest French national honors ⓘ |
| inseeCode | 29083 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collective heroism during World War II
ⓘ
high proportion of men joining Charles de Gaulle in 1940 ⓘ participation in Free French Forces ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Brittany region ⓘ
linked to:
Brittany
Finistère department ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Finistère
Iroise Sea ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Baie d’Audierne ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Parc naturel marin d’Iroise ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Cap Sizun
ⓘ
Pointe du Raz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lighthouse surroundings
ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ |
| partOf | French Republic ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | very small population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 29990 ⓘ |
| receivedHonorFrom | France ⓘ |
| region | Brittany ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Breton ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| transport | served by boat connections to mainland Brittany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commune of Île de Sein Description of subject: The Commune of Île de Sein is a small French island community off the coast of Brittany renowned for the collective heroism of its inhabitants during World War II, which earned it one of France’s highest national honors.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Commune of Île de Sein