Orsay
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Orsay is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, known for hosting part of the Paris-Saclay University and several major scientific research institutions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orsay canonical | 36 |
| Plateau de Saclay | 2 |
| Orsay town centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2343800 — 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: Orsay Context triple: [Essonne, contains, Orsay]
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A.
Place Jussieu
Place Jussieu is a public square in central Paris best known for hosting the Jussieu campus of Sorbonne University and several major scientific institutions.
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B.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a historic and culturally rich neighborhood in Paris’s 6th arrondissement, famed for its medieval abbey, iconic cafés, and role as a hub of existentialist and artistic life.
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C.
Denfert-Rochereau
Denfert-Rochereau is a major Parisian transport hub and square in the 14th arrondissement, known for its metro and RER connections and as an access point to the Catacombs of Paris.
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D.
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Panthéon-Sorbonne University is a prestigious Parisian institution renowned for its programs in law, humanities, and social sciences, and its historical roots in the University of Paris.
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E.
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is an affluent suburban commune just west of central Paris, known for its upscale residential neighborhoods and proximity to major business districts like La Défense.
- 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: Orsay Target entity description: Orsay is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, known for hosting part of the Paris-Saclay University and several major scientific research institutions.
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A.
Place Jussieu
Place Jussieu is a public square in central Paris best known for hosting the Jussieu campus of Sorbonne University and several major scientific institutions.
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B.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a historic and culturally rich neighborhood in Paris’s 6th arrondissement, famed for its medieval abbey, iconic cafés, and role as a hub of existentialist and artistic life.
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C.
Denfert-Rochereau
Denfert-Rochereau is a major Parisian transport hub and square in the 14th arrondissement, known for its metro and RER connections and as an access point to the Catacombs of Paris.
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D.
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Panthéon-Sorbonne University is a prestigious Parisian institution renowned for its programs in law, humanities, and social sciences, and its historical roots in the University of Paris.
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E.
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is an affluent suburban commune just west of central Paris, known for its upscale residential neighborhoods and proximity to major business districts like La Défense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryCode | FR ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipal council of Orsay ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
higher education and research
ⓘ
technology and innovation ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | major university town in Île-de-France ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
residential suburb
ⓘ
scientific research hub ⓘ university campus town ⓘ |
| hasMayor | mayor of Orsay ⓘ |
| hasRailConnection | RER B line ⓘ |
| hasRailStation |
Le Guichet station
ⓘ
Orsay-Ville station ⓘ |
| hasTransport | regional bus network ⓘ |
| hasUniversityCampus |
Paris-Saclay University
ⓘ
linked to:
Université Paris-Saclay
|
| hosts |
CEA research facilities (nearby Saclay plateau)
ⓘ
linked to:
Plateau de Saclay fringe
CNRS laboratories ⓘ
linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Paris-Saclay University science campus ⓘ
linked to:
Université Paris-Saclay
Université Paris-Sud (historical) campus ⓘ
linked to:
Université Paris-Sud
major scientific research institutions ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 91471 ⓘ |
| isSuburbOf | Paris ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essonne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Essonne
southern suburbs of Paris ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Paris metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Yvette river
ⓘ
linked to:
Yvette River
|
| partOf |
arrondissement of Palaiseau
ⓘ
canton of Orsay ⓘ |
| postalCode | 91400 ⓘ |
| regionType | suburban ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Orsay Description of subject: Orsay is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, known for hosting part of the Paris-Saclay University and several major scientific research institutions.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Orsay
subject linked to:
supercomputer Jean Zay (IDRIS, CNRS)
subject linked to:
Les Ulis, Essonne, France
subject linked to:
Les Ulis, Essonne, France
subject linked to:
David Ros (as of 2024)
subject linked to:
David Ros (as of 2024)
subject linked to:
David Ros (as of 2024)
subject linked to:
David Ros (as of 2024)
subject linked to:
David Ros (as of 2024)
linked to: Orsay