Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
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Villeneuve-sur-Yonne is a historic commune in north-central France situated on the Yonne River, known for its medieval architecture and former role as a royal fortified town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne canonical | 8 |
| medieval town of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (east bank) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2812169 — 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: Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Context triple: [Yonne department, contains, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne]
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A.
Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is a suburban commune in the northern part of the Paris metropolitan area in France.
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B.
Joigny
Joigny is a historic commune in north-central France known for its medieval architecture and vineyards along the Yonne River.
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C.
Neuville-sur-Vannes
Neuville-sur-Vannes is a small commune in the Aube department of north-central France, known historically as the birthplace of French colonial leader Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve.
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D.
Beaune
Beaune is a historic town in eastern France renowned as the wine capital of Burgundy and a center of Burgundy’s prestigious vineyards and wine trade.
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E.
Gagny
Gagny is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily as a residential town within the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
- 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: Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Target entity description: Villeneuve-sur-Yonne is a historic commune in north-central France situated on the Yonne River, known for its medieval architecture and former role as a royal fortified town.
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A.
Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is a suburban commune in the northern part of the Paris metropolitan area in France.
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B.
Joigny
Joigny is a historic commune in north-central France known for its medieval architecture and vineyards along the Yonne River.
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C.
Neuville-sur-Vannes
Neuville-sur-Vannes is a small commune in the Aube department of north-central France, known historically as the birthplace of French colonial leader Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve.
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D.
Beaune
Beaune is a historic town in eastern France renowned as the wine capital of Burgundy and a center of Burgundy’s prestigious vineyards and wine trade.
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E.
Gagny
Gagny is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily as a residential town within the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionType | commune ⓘ |
| areaSquareKilometers | 40.35 ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Pont Saint-Nicolas ⓘ |
| demonym | Villeneuviens ⓘ |
| departmentCapitalNearby |
Auxerre (prefecture of Yonne)
ⓘ
linked to:
Auxerre
|
| distanceTo |
about 120 km southeast of Paris
ⓘ
about 15 km south of Sens ⓘ |
| elevationMaxMeters | 214 ⓘ |
| elevationMeters | 82 ⓘ |
| elevationMinMeters | 70 ⓘ |
| fortificationType | walled town ⓘ |
| governingBody |
municipal council of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
ⓘ
linked to:
municipal council of Villeneuve
|
| hasBridge | stone bridge over the Yonne River ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
former royal fortified town
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ |
| hasCityGate |
Porte de Joigny
ⓘ
Porte de Sens ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
local commerce ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | listed historical monuments ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Villeneuve-sur-Yonne station ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Église Notre-Dame de Villeneuve-sur-Yonne ⓘ |
| hasStatus | subprefecture seat no ⓘ |
| hasStructure | medieval ramparts (partially preserved) ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
regional rail connections to Paris
ⓘ
road connections to Auxerre ⓘ road connections to Sens ⓘ |
| historicalRole | royal residence in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 89464 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Yonne department ⓘ historical province of Burgundy ⓘ north-central France ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin |
Seine river basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Seine River Basin
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Yonne River
ⓘ
linked to:
Yonne
|
| postalCode | 89500 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Paris–Lyon railway ⓘ |
| regionCapitalNearby |
Dijon (regional capital of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dijon
|
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Description of subject: Villeneuve-sur-Yonne is a historic commune in north-central France situated on the Yonne River, known for its medieval architecture and former role as a royal fortified town.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Villeneuve-sur-Yonne