Fougères
E191224
Fougères is a historic town in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its impressive medieval castle and well-preserved old quarter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fougères canonical | 25 |
| Fougères old town | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T949868 — 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: Fougères Context triple: [King's Lynn, hasTwinTown, Fougères]
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A.
Langres
Langres is a historic fortified town in northeastern France known for its well-preserved ramparts and as the birthplace of Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot.
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B.
Tournus
Tournus is a historic town in eastern France’s Burgundy region, known for its Romanesque abbey and riverside setting along the Saône.
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C.
Bourgueil
Bourgueil is a Loire Valley wine appellation in France renowned for its red wines, particularly those made predominantly from Cabernet Franc.
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D.
Gonesse
Gonesse is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France, known historically as a rural town and now as part of the greater Paris metropolitan area.
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E.
Compiegne
Compiègne is a historic city in northern France known for its royal château, forest, and role in significant events such as the signing of the 1918 Armistice.
- 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: Fougères Target entity description: Fougères is a historic town in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its impressive medieval castle and well-preserved old quarter.
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A.
Langres
Langres is a historic fortified town in northeastern France known for its well-preserved ramparts and as the birthplace of Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot.
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B.
Tournus
Tournus is a historic town in eastern France’s Burgundy region, known for its Romanesque abbey and riverside setting along the Saône.
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C.
Bourgueil
Bourgueil is a Loire Valley wine appellation in France renowned for its red wines, particularly those made predominantly from Cabernet Franc.
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D.
Gonesse
Gonesse is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France, known historically as a rural town and now as part of the greater Paris metropolitan area.
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E.
Compiegne
Compiègne is a historic city in northern France known for its royal château, forest, and role in significant events such as the signing of the 1918 Armistice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | subprefecture ⓘ |
| category |
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
ⓘ
Subprefectures in France ⓘ Towns in Brittany ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Ille-et-Vilaine ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
services
ⓘ
shoe industry (historically) ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Château de Fougères
ⓘ
medieval city walls ⓘ Église Saint-Léonard de Fougères ⓘ Église Saint-Sulpice de Fougères ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lower town
ⓘ
medieval quarter ⓘ public gardens above the castle ⓘ upper town ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
bus services to nearby towns
ⓘ
road connections to Rennes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important medieval heritage site in Brittany ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Marches of Brittany
ⓘ
linked to:
Breton March
|
| INSEECODE | 35115 ⓘ |
| isSubprefectureOf |
Ille-et-Vilaine department
ⓘ
linked to:
Ille-et-Vilaine
|
| knownFor |
fortified town walls
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ well-preserved old quarter ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
ⓘ
Ille-et-Vilaine department ⓘ
linked to:
Ille-et-Vilaine
northwestern France ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
western Europe ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border of Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nançon River ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré ⓘ |
| postalCode | 35300 ⓘ |
| region | Brittany ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage |
Breton
ⓘ
Gallo ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| twinnedWith |
Ashford
ⓘ
linked to:
ASHFORD
Bad Münstereifel ⓘ Ouagadougou (partnership-type links reported) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fougères Description of subject: Fougères is a historic town in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its impressive medieval castle and well-preserved old quarter.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.