Mont-Saint-Michel
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Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1074362 — 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: Mont-Saint-Michel Context triple: [Normandy, knownFor, Mont-Saint-Michel]
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A.
Honfleur
Honfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, renowned for its picturesque old harbor, timber-framed houses, and association with Impressionist painters.
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B.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a coastal town in southern France known as a pilgrimage site and seaside resort at the edge of the Camargue wetlands.
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C.
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is a commune in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings as one of the first villages liberated by American forces.
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D.
Calais
Calais is a major French port city on the northern coast, serving as one of the primary crossing points between France and England.
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E.
Bayeux
Bayeux is a historic town in Normandy, France, renowned for the medieval Bayeux Tapestry and its proximity to the D-Day landing beaches.
- 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: Mont-Saint-Michel Target entity description: Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
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A.
Honfleur
Honfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, renowned for its picturesque old harbor, timber-framed houses, and association with Impressionist painters.
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B.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a coastal town in southern France known as a pilgrimage site and seaside resort at the edge of the Camargue wetlands.
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C.
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is a commune in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings as one of the first villages liberated by American forces.
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D.
Calais
Calais is a major French port city on the northern coast, serving as one of the primary crossing points between France and England.
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E.
Bayeux
Bayeux is a historic town in Normandy, France, renowned for the medieval Bayeux Tapestry and its proximity to the D-Day landing beaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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commune ⓘ island ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessedBy | causeway ⓘ |
| alsoFeaturesArchitecturalStyle |
Romanesque
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linked to:
Romanesque architecture
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| area | approximately 0.97 square kilometres ⓘ |
| arrondissement |
Avranches arrondissement
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linked to:
Arrondissement of Avranches
|
| canton |
Pontorson canton
ⓘ
linked to:
Pontorson
|
| causewayType | elevated bridge causeway ⓘ |
| constructionOfAbbeyBegan | 10th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Michael the Archangel
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Michael
|
| department | Manche ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 92 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Gothic abbey
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dramatic tides ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| formerRegion |
Basse-Normandie
ⓘ
linked to:
Normandy (administrative region)
|
| foundedAsMonastery | 8th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel
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linked to:
Mont-Saint-Michel
ramparts ⓘ village streets ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 50353 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manche department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | English Channel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avranches
ⓘ
Pontorson ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mont-Saint-Michel Bay
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linked to:
Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
|
| mainArchitecturalStyle | Gothic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | never taken by the English during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| population | approximately 30 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 50170 ⓘ |
| region | Normandy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | tidal flats ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| touristsPerYear | over 2 million visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria | Cultural (i), (iii), (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress
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medieval pilgrimage site ⓘ prison during the French Revolution and 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mont-Saint-Michel Description of subject: Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Manche department
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subject linked to:
St Michaels Mount
subject linked to:
St Michaels Mount
subject linked to:
commune of Granville
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subject linked to:
CMN
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subject linked to:
Saint Michael (San Miguel in Spanish)
linked to: Mont-Saint-Michel
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subject linked to:
Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant at Disneyland Paris
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subject linked to:
romantic drama film "To the Wonder"
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Scriptorial d’Avranches, musée des manuscrits du Mont-Saint-Michel
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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linked to: Mont-Saint-Michel