St-Maurice
E401907
St-Maurice is a historic town in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, known for its ancient abbey and strategic location along the Rhône valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St-Maurice canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3953384 — 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: St-Maurice Context triple: [Monthey, locatedNear, St-Maurice]
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A.
Outremont
Outremont is an affluent residential borough of Montreal, Quebec, known for its tree-lined streets, historic architecture, and significant Hasidic Jewish community.
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B.
Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie is a French designation for Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus, commonly used as a namesake for religious institutions and places.
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C.
Villeneuve
Villeneuve is a Swiss municipality on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud, known as a lakeside gateway to the nearby Chillon Castle and the Vaud Alps.
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D.
Maniwaki
Maniwaki is a small town in western Quebec, Canada, known as a regional service center in the Upper Gatineau Valley with strong Indigenous and logging heritage.
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E.
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec is a borough of Longueuil near Montreal best known as the home of the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters and a hub for aerospace activities.
- 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: St-Maurice Target entity description: St-Maurice is a historic town in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, known for its ancient abbey and strategic location along the Rhône valley.
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A.
Outremont
Outremont is an affluent residential borough of Montreal, Quebec, known for its tree-lined streets, historic architecture, and significant Hasidic Jewish community.
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B.
Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie is a French designation for Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus, commonly used as a namesake for religious institutions and places.
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C.
Villeneuve
Villeneuve is a Swiss municipality on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud, known as a lakeside gateway to the nearby Chillon Castle and the Vaud Alps.
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D.
Maniwaki
Maniwaki is a small town in western Quebec, Canada, known as a regional service center in the Upper Gatineau Valley with strong Indigenous and logging heritage.
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E.
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec is a borough of Longueuil near Montreal best known as the home of the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters and a hub for aerospace activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| area | approximately 7.0 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bex
ⓘ
Collonges ⓘ Evionnaz ⓘ Lavey-Morcles ⓘ Mex VS ⓘ Vernayaz ⓘ |
| cantonCapital | Sion ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
A9 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simplon railway line ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation |
414 metres
ⓘ
approximately 1358 feet ⓘ |
| hasAbbeyFoundedIn | 515 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
education
ⓘ
religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Saint-Maurice ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Sankt Moritz VS ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Abbey of Saint-Maurice
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbey of Saint Maurice
Fortress of Saint-Maurice ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | San Maurizio ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ settlement area ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Saint-Maurice ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint | Saint Maurice ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Saint-Maurice railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Chêne-Bourg station
|
| hasReligiousSite |
Abbey of Saint-Maurice
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbey of Saint Maurice
|
| isSeatOf | district of Saint-Maurice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Abbey of Saint-Maurice
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbey of Saint Maurice
historic fortifications ⓘ strategic position in the Rhône valley ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Valais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
district of Saint-Maurice ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
southwestern Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Switzerland
|
| locatedInValley | Rhône valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Geneva region
ⓘ
Massif du Chablais ⓘ
linked to:
Chablais Alps
|
| locatedOnRiver | Rhône ⓘ |
| municipalityCode | 6217 ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 1890 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St-Maurice Description of subject: St-Maurice is a historic town in the canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland, known for its ancient abbey and strategic location along the Rhône valley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.