Saint-Pierre, Réunion
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Saint-Pierre is a coastal city on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean that serves as an administrative center for France’s overseas territories in the southern Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre, Réunion canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5180707 — 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: Saint-Pierre, Réunion Context triple: [French Southern and Antarctic Lands, capital, Saint-Pierre, Réunion]
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A.
Réunion
Réunion is a French island and overseas department in the Indian Ocean known for its volcanic landscapes, multicultural population, and status as an outermost region of the European Union.
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B.
Mayotte La Première
Mayotte La Première is a regional French public television channel serving the island of Mayotte as part of the overseas La Première network.
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C.
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre is the main town and administrative center of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic.
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D.
Mayotte
Mayotte is a French overseas department and region located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique, known for its lagoon and status within the European Union.
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E.
Moorea
Moorea is a volcanic island in the South Pacific renowned for its dramatic jagged peaks, turquoise lagoons, and status as a major tourist destination in French Polynesia.
- 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: Saint-Pierre, Réunion Target entity description: Saint-Pierre is a coastal city on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean that serves as an administrative center for France’s overseas territories in the southern Indian Ocean.
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A.
Réunion
Réunion is a French island and overseas department in the Indian Ocean known for its volcanic landscapes, multicultural population, and status as an outermost region of the European Union.
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B.
Mayotte La Première
Mayotte La Première is a regional French public television channel serving the island of Mayotte as part of the overseas La Première network.
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C.
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre is the main town and administrative center of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic.
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D.
Mayotte
Mayotte is a French overseas department and region located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique, known for its lagoon and status within the European Union.
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E.
Moorea
Moorea is a volcanic island in the South Pacific renowned for its dramatic jagged peaks, turquoise lagoons, and status as a major tourist destination in French Polynesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
commune of France ⓘ |
| adminCenterOf | subprefecture of Saint-Pierre arrondissement ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | subprefecture ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
French overseas territories administrative network
ⓘ
linked to:
French overseas territories
arrondissement of Saint-Pierre ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| coast | Indian Ocean coast ⓘ |
| coordinatesSystem | uses metric system ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currency | Euro ⓘ |
| department |
Réunion department
ⓘ
linked to:
Réunion
|
| drivingSide | right-hand traffic ⓘ |
| electricityStandard | European 230V 50Hz ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor of Saint-Pierre ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Pierrefonds Airport ⓘ |
| hasCoastalFeature |
beaches
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
Creole culture
ⓘ
French culture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
services sector ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regional commercial center for southern Réunion ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Saint-Pierre ⓘ |
| hasUrbanAreaType | coastal urban area ⓘ |
| isPartOf | European Union outermost regions ⓘ |
| legalSystem | French law ⓘ |
| localLanguages | Réunion Creole ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Réunion ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ eastern Africa region (geographically) ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mascarene Islands
ⓘ
southern coast of Réunion ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
French overseas department of Réunion
ⓘ
linked to:
Réunion
|
| postalTerritory | French overseas department ⓘ |
| region |
Réunion region
ⓘ
linked to:
Réunion
|
| role | administrative center for French territories in the southern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| sea | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| sovereignState | France ⓘ |
| telephoneCountryCode | +262 ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+4 ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | regional roads network ⓘ |
| usesAdministrativeCodeSystem | INSEE code ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint-Pierre, Réunion Description of subject: Saint-Pierre is a coastal city on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean that serves as an administrative center for France’s overseas territories in the southern Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.