Free zone (zone libre)
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The Free Zone (zone libre) was the southern part of France that remained under the nominal authority of the Vichy regime and was initially unoccupied by German forces during World War II until November 1942.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Zone | 1 |
| Free zone (zone libre) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5416204 — 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: Free zone (zone libre) Context triple: [German occupation of France, appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction, Free zone (zone libre)]
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A.
Hamriyah Free Zone
Hamriyah Free Zone is a major industrial and commercial free trade zone in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, offering tax incentives and business-friendly regulations to attract international companies.
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B.
Barcelona Free Zone plant
The Barcelona Free Zone plant is a major SEAT automobile manufacturing facility located in Barcelona’s industrial free trade area.
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C.
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone is a major business and logistics hub in Dubai that offers tax and customs advantages to companies operating near the Jebel Ali Port.
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D.
Colón Free Zone
The Colón Free Zone is one of the world’s largest duty-free commercial zones, serving as a major hub for international trade and re-export in Panama.
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E.
Lekki Free Trade Zone
Lekki Free Trade Zone is a major industrial and commercial hub in Lagos State, Nigeria, designed to attract foreign investment and support large-scale manufacturing, logistics, and trade.
- 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: Free zone (zone libre) Target entity description: The Free Zone (zone libre) was the southern part of France that remained under the nominal authority of the Vichy regime and was initially unoccupied by German forces during World War II until November 1942.
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A.
Hamriyah Free Zone
Hamriyah Free Zone is a major industrial and commercial free trade zone in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, offering tax incentives and business-friendly regulations to attract international companies.
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B.
Barcelona Free Zone plant
The Barcelona Free Zone plant is a major SEAT automobile manufacturing facility located in Barcelona’s industrial free trade area.
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C.
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone is a major business and logistics hub in Dubai that offers tax and customs advantages to companies operating near the Jebel Ali Port.
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D.
Colón Free Zone
The Colón Free Zone is one of the world’s largest duty-free commercial zones, serving as a major hub for international trade and re-export in Panama.
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E.
Lekki Free Trade Zone
Lekki Free Trade Zone is a major industrial and commercial hub in Lagos State, Nigeria, designed to attract foreign investment and support large-scale manufacturing, logistics, and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
political region ⓘ territorial entity ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Vichy ministries ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Unoccupied Zone
ⓘ
Zone libre ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | southern France ⓘ |
| armisticePartner |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Occupied Zone (zone occupée)
ⓘ
linked to:
German Military Administration in France
|
| capital | Vichy ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf | France ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940
ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice of 22 June 1940
|
| deFactoControlledBy |
Vichy regime
ⓘ
linked to:
French State (Vichy regime)
|
| deJureAuthority |
French State (État français)
ⓘ
linked to:
État français
|
| demarcationLineWith | Occupied Zone (zone occupée) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942-11-11 ⓘ |
| government |
Vichy regime
ⓘ
linked to:
French State (Vichy regime)
|
| hadDemarcationFunction | separated German-occupied north from unoccupied south ⓘ |
| hadPolicy |
anti-Semitic legislation
ⓘ
collaboration with Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Philippe Pétain ⓘ |
| headOfState | Philippe Pétain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | German occupation of France ⓘ |
| historicalRole | base of the Vichy government ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished as distinct zone after German occupation in 1942 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
under armistice conditions with Germany
ⓘ
unoccupied zone until November 1942 ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | World War II ⓘ |
| militaryRestriction | limited French armed forces ⓘ |
| nominallyIndependentFrom | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| occupationBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| occupationEvent | Case Anton ⓘ |
| occupationStart | 1942-11-11 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vichy France
ⓘ
linked to:
French State (Vichy regime)
|
| partOfConflict | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| replaced | metropolitan territory of the French Third Republic ⓘ |
| replacedBy | fully occupied France ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Occupied Zone (zone occupée)
ⓘ
linked to:
German Military Administration in France
|
| significantEvent |
German and Italian invasion of November 1942
ⓘ
growth of the French Resistance ⓘ implementation of Vichy anti-Jewish statutes ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940-06-25 ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | French franc ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Free zone (zone libre) Description of subject: The Free Zone (zone libre) was the southern part of France that remained under the nominal authority of the Vichy regime and was initially unoccupied by German forces during World War II until November 1942.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Free zone (zone libre)