Canal Saint-Denis
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Canal Saint-Denis is a historic canal in the northern suburbs of Paris that connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the River Seine and serves as an important waterway and urban feature of Saint-Denis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal Saint-Denis canonical | 6 |
| fr:Canal Saint-Denis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3328233 — 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: Canal Saint-Denis Context triple: [Saint-Denis, hasLandmark, Canal Saint-Denis]
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A.
Canal Saint-Martin
Canal Saint-Martin is a picturesque 19th-century waterway in northeastern Paris, known for its iron footbridges, tree-lined quays, and popular cafés along its banks.
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B.
Les Charles
Les Charles is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the acclaimed sitcom "Cheers."
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C.
Source-Seine
Source-Seine is the small commune in eastern France where the River Seine originates.
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D.
Right Bank of the Seine
The Right Bank of the Seine is the historically prominent northern bank of the Seine River in Paris, known for its major cultural, commercial, and political landmarks.
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E.
Seine at Charenton-le-Pont
Seine at Charenton-le-Pont is the stretch of the River Seine near the Paris suburb of Charenton-le-Pont, known as the confluence point where the Marne River joins it.
- 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: Canal Saint-Denis Target entity description: Canal Saint-Denis is a historic canal in the northern suburbs of Paris that connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the River Seine and serves as an important waterway and urban feature of Saint-Denis.
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A.
Canal Saint-Martin
Canal Saint-Martin is a picturesque 19th-century waterway in northeastern Paris, known for its iron footbridges, tree-lined quays, and popular cafés along its banks.
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B.
Les Charles
Les Charles is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the acclaimed sitcom "Cheers."
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C.
Source-Seine
Source-Seine is the small commune in eastern France where the River Seine originates.
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D.
Right Bank of the Seine
The Right Bank of the Seine is the historically prominent northern bank of the Seine River in Paris, known for its major cultural, commercial, and political landmarks.
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E.
Seine at Charenton-le-Pont
Seine at Charenton-le-Pont is the stretch of the River Seine near the Paris suburb of Charenton-le-Pont, known as the confluence point where the Marne River joins it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Paris
ⓘ
Saint-Denis ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Canal de l'Ourcq
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal de l’Ourcq
Seine ⓘ
linked to:
River Seine
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Seine-Saint-Denis ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Seine
ⓘ
linked to:
River Seine
|
| hasFeature |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ quays ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypass of Seine meanders for navigation ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
fr:Canal Saint-Denis
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal Saint-Denis
|
| historicalSignificance |
industrial development of northern Paris suburbs
ⓘ
transport link between Canal de l'Ourcq and the Seine ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Greater Paris urban area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| locatedIn |
Saint-Denis
ⓘ
northern suburbs of Paris ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| locatedNear |
Stade de France
ⓘ
Île-Saint-Denis ⓘ
linked to:
L’Île-Saint-Denis
|
| locatedNorthOf | Paris city centre ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint-Denis ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | navigable ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bassin de la Villette–Seine connection
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Denis canal
Parisian canal network ⓘ |
| region | northern Paris metropolitan area ⓘ |
| sourceWaterbody |
Canal de l'Ourcq
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal de l’Ourcq
|
| terminusFrom |
Canal de l'Ourcq
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal de l’Ourcq
|
| terminusTo |
Seine
ⓘ
linked to:
River Seine
|
| urbanRole |
public space and promenade area
ⓘ
urban renewal axis in Saint-Denis ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
landscape amenity ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ urban drainage ⓘ |
| watercourseThrough |
Aubervilliers
ⓘ
La Courneuve ⓘ Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Ouen
|
| waterwayNetwork |
Seine basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Seine River Basin
|
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal Saint-Denis Description of subject: Canal Saint-Denis is a historic canal in the northern suburbs of Paris that connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the River Seine and serves as an important waterway and urban feature of Saint-Denis.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canal Saint-Denis