Fontainebleau, France

E25615

commune of 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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Fontainebleau	112
Fontainebleau, France canonical	9
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France	3
Barbizon, France	1
Fontainebleau region of France	1
Fontainebleau town centre	1
Fontainebleau, Kingdom of France	1
town of Fontainebleau	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72434 — 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: Fontainebleau, France
Context triple: [IUCN, foundingLocation, Fontainebleau, France]

A. Vichy
Vichy is a spa town in central France renowned for its thermal springs, health resorts, and role as the seat of the World War II Vichy regime.
B. Roissy-en-France
Roissy-en-France is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris best known for hosting most of Charles de Gaulle Airport, France’s largest international air hub.
C. Ile de Puteaux
Île de Puteaux is a small Seine River island in the western suburbs of Paris, known for its sports facilities and role as a venue during the 1900 Summer Olympics.
D. Reims
Reims is a historic city in northeastern France known for its Gothic cathedral, role in French coronations, and significance during both World Wars.
E. Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne 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: Fontainebleau, France
Target entity description: 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.

A. Vichy
Vichy is a spa town in central France renowned for its thermal springs, health resorts, and role as the seat of the World War II Vichy regime.
B. Roissy-en-France
Roissy-en-France is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris best known for hosting most of Charles de Gaulle Airport, France’s largest international air hub.
C. Ile de Puteaux
Île de Puteaux is a small Seine River island in the western suburbs of Paris, known for its sports facilities and role as a venue during the 1900 Summer Olympics.
D. Reims
Reims is a historic city in northeastern France known for its Gothic cathedral, role in French coronations, and significance during both World Wars.
E. Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne River.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France ⓘ
architecturalStylePresent	Classical architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ
area	about 172 square kilometres ⓘ
climate	oceanic climate with continental influences ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
distanceFromParis	about 55 kilometres southeast ⓘ
economicActivity	higher education and research ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevationMax	151 metres ⓘ
elevationMin	42 metres ⓘ
forestArea	about 250 square kilometres including surrounding communes ⓘ
forestStatus	protected forest ⓘ
hasHeritageSite	UNESCO World Heritage Site Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ linked to: Château de Fontainebleau
hasInstitution	INSEAD Europe campus ⓘ linked to: INSEAD École des Mines de Paris campus ⓘ
hasPart	Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ Forest of Fontainebleau ⓘ
hasRailConnectionTo	Paris-Gare-de-Lyon ⓘ linked to: Gare de Lyon
hasRiver	Loing (nearby) ⓘ
historicalEvent	Napoleon I abdication in 1814 ⓘ
historicalRole	residence of French monarchs ⓘ
INSEECODE	77186 ⓘ
knownFor	French royal history ⓘ bouldering ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ royal château ⓘ vast forest ⓘ
locatedIn	Seine-et-Marne ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
locatedNear	Paris ⓘ
locatedOn	Seine watershed ⓘ
nearbyCommune	Avon, Seine-et-Marne ⓘ
popularActivity	cycling ⓘ hiking ⓘ horse riding ⓘ nature photography ⓘ
postalCode	77300 ⓘ
railwayStation	Fontainebleau–Avon station ⓘ
regionType	urban area surrounded by forest ⓘ
timeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time ⓘ
twinTown	Konstanz ⓘ Lodi ⓘ Richmond upon Thames ⓘ Sintra ⓘ

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Referenced by (129)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IUCN → foundingLocation → Fontainebleau, France ⓘ

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes → place → Fontainebleau ⓘ

subject linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes