Douaumont
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Douaumont is a small commune in northeastern France best known for its World War I battlefield sites near Verdun, including major memorials and military cemeteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douaumont canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4346639 — 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: Douaumont Context triple: [Douaumont Ossuary, locatedIn, Douaumont]
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A.
Régnié
Régnié is a French red wine appellation and one of the ten Beaujolais crus, known for its fruity, aromatic Gamay-based wines.
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B.
Montdidier
Montdidier is a small historic town in northern France, located in the Somme department of the Hauts-de-France region.
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C.
Étiolles
Étiolles is a commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, known for its proximity to the Sénart forest and prehistoric archaeological sites.
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D.
Remigny
Remigny is a small wine-producing village in the Burgundy region of eastern France, situated near the renowned appellation of Santenay.
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E.
Montgeron
Montgeron is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and location within the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region.
- 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: Douaumont Target entity description: Douaumont is a small commune in northeastern France best known for its World War I battlefield sites near Verdun, including major memorials and military cemeteries.
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A.
Régnié
Régnié is a French red wine appellation and one of the ten Beaujolais crus, known for its fruity, aromatic Gamay-based wines.
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B.
Montdidier
Montdidier is a small historic town in northern France, located in the Somme department of the Hauts-de-France region.
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C.
Étiolles
Étiolles is a commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, known for its proximity to the Sénart forest and prehistoric archaeological sites.
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D.
Remigny
Remigny is a small wine-producing village in the Burgundy region of eastern France, situated near the renowned appellation of Santenay.
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E.
Montgeron
Montgeron is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and location within the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| battlefieldStatus | partially preserved battlefield landscape ⓘ |
| category |
Communes in Meuse
ⓘ
World War I memorial sites in France ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Douaumont Ossuary
ⓘ
Fort Douaumont ⓘ French military cemeteries ⓘ German military cemeteries ⓘ World War I memorials ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy |
municipal council of Douaumont
ⓘ
linked to:
Douaumont, Meuse
|
| hasCemeteryType |
French national cemetery
ⓘ
German military cemetery ⓘ |
| hasINSEECode | 55165 ⓘ |
| hasMonument | lantern of the dead at Douaumont Ossuary ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Douaumont@fr
ⓘ
linked to:
Douaumont, Meuse
|
| hasNearbySite |
Fleury-devant-Douaumont
ⓘ
Vaux-devant-Damloup ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 55100 ⓘ |
| hasReligion | predominantly Roman Catholic tradition ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Douaumont Ossuary tower
ⓘ
linked to:
Douaumont Ossuary
Fort Douaumont underground galleries ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Douaumont
military cemeteries with aligned crosses ⓘ |
| hasTransportAccess | road links from Verdun ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic view over Verdun battlefield from ossuary tower ⓘ |
| hasVisitorInfrastructure | visitor center at Douaumont Ossuary ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major World War I remembrance site ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of Verdun ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Verdun
ⓘ
World War I battlefield sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est region
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Est
Meuse department ⓘ historical Verdun battlefield area ⓘ historical region of Lorraine ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Verdun
ⓘ
linked to:
Verdun, France
|
| locatedOn | right bank of the Meuse River region ⓘ |
| memorialFunction | commemoration of fallen soldiers of World War I ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arrondissement of Verdun
ⓘ
linked to:
arrondissement of Verdun
Canton of Belleville-sur-Meuse ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
World War I historiography
ⓘ
battlefield archaeology studies ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
memorial tourism
ⓘ
war tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douaumont Description of subject: Douaumont is a small commune in northeastern France best known for its World War I battlefield sites near Verdun, including major memorials and military cemeteries.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.