Gif-sur-Yvette
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Gif-sur-Yvette is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its research institutions and green, valley setting along the Yvette River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gif-sur-Yvette canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2343801 — 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: Gif-sur-Yvette Context triple: [Essonne, contains, Gif-sur-Yvette]
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A.
Bougival
Bougival is a picturesque commune along the Seine River in the western suburbs of Paris, long associated with Impressionist painters and riverside leisure.
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B.
Louveciennes
Louveciennes is a picturesque commune in north-central France, noted for its scenic landscapes that attracted Impressionist painters such as Camille Pissarro.
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C.
Courbevoie
Courbevoie is a suburban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region, located just west of central Paris and known for encompassing part of the La Défense business district.
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D.
Rueil-Malmaison
Rueil-Malmaison is a suburban commune in the western outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character, historical sites, and role as a base for major corporate headquarters.
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E.
Villepinte
Villepinte is a northeastern suburb of Paris in the Île-de-France region, known for hosting the large Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center and its proximity to Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- 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: Gif-sur-Yvette Target entity description: Gif-sur-Yvette is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its research institutions and green, valley setting along the Yvette River.
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A.
Bougival
Bougival is a picturesque commune along the Seine River in the western suburbs of Paris, long associated with Impressionist painters and riverside leisure.
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B.
Louveciennes
Louveciennes is a picturesque commune in north-central France, noted for its scenic landscapes that attracted Impressionist painters such as Camille Pissarro.
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C.
Courbevoie
Courbevoie is a suburban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region, located just west of central Paris and known for encompassing part of the La Défense business district.
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D.
Rueil-Malmaison
Rueil-Malmaison is a suburban commune in the western outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character, historical sites, and role as a base for major corporate headquarters.
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E.
Villepinte
Villepinte is a northeastern suburb of Paris in the Île-de-France region, known for hosting the large Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center and its proximity to Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| area | 11.60 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| departmentCapital | Évry-Courcouronnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 91 ⓘ |
| distanceToParisCentre | approximately 25 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevationMaximum | 172 metres ⓘ |
| elevationMinimum | 56 metres ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Giffois
ⓘ
Giffoise ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
CentraleSupélec (nearby campus)
ⓘ
linked to:
CentraleSupélec
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (nearby campus) ⓘ
linked to:
ENS Paris-Saclay
|
| hasFeature |
Yvette riverbanks walking paths
ⓘ
parks and wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
forests
ⓘ
research campuses ⓘ residential areas ⓘ |
| hasMayor | Michel Bournat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Gif-sur-Yvette station ⓘ |
| hasTwinTown |
Ahrensburg
ⓘ
Saldus ⓘ Stevenage ⓘ |
| hosts |
CEA research facilities
ⓘ
CNRS research laboratories ⓘ
linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Université Paris-Saclay facilities ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 91272 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
green valley setting
ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essonne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Essonne
southwestern suburbs of Paris ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Paris metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedInValley |
Vallée de Chevreuse
ⓘ
linked to:
Chevreuse Valley
|
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Plateau de Saclay area
ⓘ
linked to:
Plateau de Saclay fringe
|
| mayoralTerm | 2020–2026 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Palaiseau
ⓘ
canton of Gif-sur-Yvette ⓘ |
| postalCode | 91190 ⓘ |
| regionCapital | Paris ⓘ |
| servedBy | RER B line ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
road D306
ⓘ
road N118 ⓘ
linked to:
National road N118
|
| traversedBy | Yvette River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gif-sur-Yvette Description of subject: Gif-sur-Yvette is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its research institutions and green, valley setting along the Yvette River.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.