Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France
E593782
Coupvray, in the Seine-et-Marne department of France, is a small village best known as the birthplace of Louis Braille, inventor of the Braille reading and writing system for the blind.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6459091 — 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: Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France Context triple: [Louis Braille, placeOfBirth, Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France]
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Val-de-Reuil, France
Val-de-Reuil is a planned new town in the Eure department of Normandy in northern France, known for its modern urban design and industrial and technological activities.
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B.
Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Marnes-la-Coquette, France is a small, affluent commune in the western suburbs of Paris, historically noted as the place where the renowned scientist Louis Pasteur died.
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C.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, France
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a suburban commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region, known as the site of the world’s first modern hypermarket opened by Carrefour.
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D.
Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Vélizy-Villacoublay is a suburban commune southwest of Paris known for its technology and aerospace industries, including serving as the base for major companies like Dassault Systèmes.
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E.
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Rueil-Malmaison, France is a western suburb of Paris best known as the former residence and place of death of Empress Joséphine, featuring the historic Château de Malmaison.
- 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: Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France Target entity description: Coupvray, in the Seine-et-Marne department of France, is a small village best known as the birthplace of Louis Braille, inventor of the Braille reading and writing system for the blind.
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A.
Val-de-Reuil, France
Val-de-Reuil is a planned new town in the Eure department of Normandy in northern France, known for its modern urban design and industrial and technological activities.
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B.
Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Marnes-la-Coquette, France is a small, affluent commune in the western suburbs of Paris, historically noted as the place where the renowned scientist Louis Pasteur died.
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C.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, France
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a suburban commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region, known as the site of the world’s first modern hypermarket opened by Carrefour.
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D.
Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Vélizy-Villacoublay is a suburban commune southwest of Paris known for its technology and aerospace industries, including serving as the base for major companies like Dassault Systèmes.
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E.
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Rueil-Malmaison, France is a western suburb of Paris best known as the former residence and place of death of Empress Joséphine, featuring the historic Château de Malmaison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritoryOf |
Seine-et-Marne department
ⓘ
linked to:
French department of Seine-et-Marne
|
| birthplaceOf | Louis Braille ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distanceFromParis | approximately 40 km east of Paris ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council of Coupvray ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | Coupvraysiens ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Maison Natale de Louis Braille ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRailStation | stations in Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy area ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | road links to Marne-la-Vallée ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | site related to Louis Braille ⓘ |
| INSEECode | 77132 ⓘ |
| intercommunality |
Val d’Europe Agglomération
ⓘ
linked to:
Val d'Europe agglomeration
|
| locatedIn |
Paris metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
Seine-et-Marne ⓘ north-central France ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| locatedNear |
Disneyland Paris
ⓘ
Marne-la-Vallée ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Marne River region ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the birthplace of Louis Braille ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Torcy
ⓘ
canton of Serris ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small village-sized population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 77700 ⓘ |
| regionType | rural-urban fringe of Paris metropolitan area ⓘ |
| timeZone |
CEST
ⓘ
CET ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | +2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France Description of subject: Coupvray, in the Seine-et-Marne department of France, is a small village best known as the birthplace of Louis Braille, inventor of the Braille reading and writing system for the blind.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.