Franco-Spanish border

E292854

international border land border

The Franco-Spanish border is the international boundary separating France and Spain, running largely along the crest of the Pyrenees mountains.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
France–Spain border	3
Franco-Spanish border canonical	2
Spain–France border	2
Spain–France border region	2
France–Spain border area	1
France–Spain border demarcation	1
France–Spain international boundary	1
Franco-Spanish border along the Pyrenees	1
Franco-Spanish border in the Pyrenees	1
French–Spanish border	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2727658 — 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: Franco-Spanish border
Context triple: [Vignemale, partOf, Franco-Spanish border]

A. Franco-German border
The Franco-German border is the international boundary separating France and Germany, running largely along the Rhine and historically central to European political and cultural relations.
B. French–Italian border
The French–Italian border is the mountainous international boundary between France and Italy, running largely through the Alps and historically fortified and contested.
C. France–Switzerland border
The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
D. French–Luxembourg border
The French–Luxembourg border is the international boundary between France and Luxembourg, historically significant as part of the fortified frontier region that included sections of the Maginot Line.
E. Belgium–Luxembourg border
The Belgium–Luxembourg border is the international boundary separating Belgium and Luxembourg, running through the Ardennes region and marked by a mix of rural landscapes, small towns, and historical crossings within the Schengen Area.
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: Franco-Spanish border
Target entity description: The Franco-Spanish border is the international boundary separating France and Spain, running largely along the crest of the Pyrenees mountains.

A. Franco-German border
The Franco-German border is the international boundary separating France and Germany, running largely along the Rhine and historically central to European political and cultural relations.
B. French–Italian border
The French–Italian border is the mountainous international boundary between France and Italy, running largely through the Alps and historically fortified and contested.
C. France–Switzerland border
The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
D. French–Luxembourg border
The French–Luxembourg border is the international boundary between France and Luxembourg, historically significant as part of the fortified frontier region that included sections of the Maginot Line.
E. Belgium–Luxembourg border
The Belgium–Luxembourg border is the international boundary separating Belgium and Luxembourg, running through the Ardennes region and marked by a mix of rural landscapes, small towns, and historical crossings within the Schengen Area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border ⓘ land border ⓘ
adjacentTo	Andorra ⓘ Bay of Biscay ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
countryBorder	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
crossedBy	Biriatou crossing ⓘ Canfranc rail tunnel ⓘ Col du Pourtalet ⓘ La Jonquera–Le Perthus crossing ⓘ Perthus road tunnel ⓘ Somport Pass ⓘ
easternTerminus	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
follows	Pyrenees ⓘ crest of the Pyrenees ⓘ
governedBy	Bayonne Treaties ⓘ Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ subsequent boundary conventions between France and Spain ⓘ
hasCustomsUnionStatus	within European Union customs territory ⓘ
hasDisputedSection	maritime delimitation issues in the Bay of Biscay ⓘ maritime delimitation issues in the Mediterranean ⓘ
hasEnclaveRelated	Llívia ⓘ Pheasant Island ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	established largely by the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees ⓘ further delimited in the 19th century ⓘ
hasPart	Andorra–France border junction ⓘ Andorra–Spain border junction ⓘ linked to: Andorra–France border junction Bay of Biscay maritime boundary ⓘ linked to: Bay of Biscay Mediterranean Sea maritime boundary ⓘ linked to: Mediterranean Sea land sections ⓘ maritime sections ⓘ
lengthApproxKm	about 623 ⓘ
locatedIn	Europe ⓘ
partOf	Schengen Area internal borders ⓘ linked to: Schengen Area
passesThrough	Aragon ⓘ Ariege department ⓘ linked to: Ariège department Basque Country (Spain) ⓘ linked to: Basque Country Catalonia ⓘ Haute-Garonne department ⓘ linked to: Haute-Garonne Hautes-Pyrenees department ⓘ linked to: Hautes-Pyrénées Navarre ⓘ Pyrenees-Atlantiques department ⓘ linked to: Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrenees-Orientales department ⓘ linked to: Pyrénées-Orientales department
separates	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
usedFor	energy interconnections between France and Spain ⓘ rail transport between France and Spain ⓘ road transport between France and Spain ⓘ
westernTerminus	Bay of Biscay ⓘ

How these facts were elicited