Saclay
E336074
Saclay is a French commune in the Île-de-France region, known for hosting part of the Paris-Saclay research and university cluster.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saclay canonical | 11 |
| Saclay plateau | 2 |
| CEA Saclay research center | 1 |
| Paris-Saclay | 1 |
| Paris-Saclay University area | 1 |
| Paris-Saclay area | 1 |
| Plateau de Saclay development area | 1 |
| Saclay, Essonne, France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3173560 — 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: Saclay Context triple: [arrondissement of Palaiseau, contains, Saclay]
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A.
Orsay
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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B.
Palaiseau
Palaiseau is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for hosting major scientific and engineering institutions.
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C.
Meudon
Meudon is a suburban commune in the southwestern outskirts of Paris, France, known historically as a residential area for artists, intellectuals, and the French elite.
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D.
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.
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E.
Bougival
Bougival is a picturesque commune along the Seine River in the western suburbs of Paris, long associated with Impressionist painters and riverside leisure.
- 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: Saclay Target entity description: Saclay is a French commune in the Île-de-France region, known for hosting part of the Paris-Saclay research and university cluster.
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A.
Orsay
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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B.
Palaiseau
Palaiseau is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for hosting major scientific and engineering institutions.
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C.
Meudon
Meudon is a suburban commune in the southwestern outskirts of Paris, France, known historically as a residential area for artists, intellectuals, and the French elite.
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D.
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.
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E.
Bougival
Bougival is a picturesque commune along the Seine River in the western suburbs of Paris, long associated with Impressionist painters and riverside leisure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
higher education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Saclay plateau ponds
ⓘ
research laboratories ⓘ university campuses ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
research campus ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInstitution |
CEA Saclay research center
ⓘ
linked to:
Saclay
CentraleSupélec campus ⓘ
linked to:
CentraleSupélec
Paris-Saclay University faculties ⓘ École Polytechnique campus ⓘ
linked to:
École Polytechnique
|
| hasRole |
major French research hub
ⓘ
university town ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
road links to Paris
ⓘ
road links to Versailles ⓘ |
| hosts |
Paris-Saclay research institutions
ⓘ
linked to:
Université Paris-Saclay
higher education institutions ⓘ |
| INSEECode | 91534 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essonne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Essonne
northern France ⓘ southwest of Paris ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Paris metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| locatedNear |
Gif-sur-Yvette
ⓘ
Palaiseau ⓘ Paris ⓘ Versailles ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Saclay Plateau
ⓘ
linked to:
Plateau de Saclay fringe
|
| memberOf | Paris-Saclay cluster ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris-Saclay University ecosystem
ⓘ
Plateau de Saclay development area ⓘ
linked to:
Saclay
arrondissement of Palaiseau ⓘ canton of Gif-sur-Yvette ⓘ |
| postalCode | 91400 ⓘ |
| regionCapital | Paris ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | +2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saclay Description of subject: Saclay is a French commune in the Île-de-France region, known for hosting part of the Paris-Saclay research and university cluster.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saclay
linked to: Saclay
linked to: Saclay
subject linked to:
Grand Paris Express (planned and under construction)
linked to: Saclay
linked to: Saclay
linked to: Saclay
linked to: Saclay