Vierville-sur-Mer
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Vierville-sur-Mer is a coastal commune in Normandy, France, historically significant as one of the key landing areas during the D-Day invasion of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vierville-sur-Mer canonical | 7 |
| Vierville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T753616 — 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: Vierville-sur-Mer Context triple: [Omaha Beach, near, Vierville-sur-Mer]
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A.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer is a seaside commune on the French Riviera in southeastern France, known for its Mediterranean beaches and as one of the Allied landing sites during Operation Dragoon in World War II.
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B.
Honfleur
Honfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, renowned for its picturesque old harbor, timber-framed houses, and association with Impressionist painters.
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C.
Courseulles-sur-Mer
Courseulles-sur-Mer is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to the historic Allied invasion beaches.
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D.
Ouistreham
Ouistreham is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its ferry port and its location at the eastern end of the D-Day landing area of Sword Beach.
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E.
Cherbourg
Cherbourg is a major French port city on the Cotentin Peninsula, known for its strategic naval harbor and cross-Channel ferry connections.
- 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: Vierville-sur-Mer Target entity description: Vierville-sur-Mer is a coastal commune in Normandy, France, historically significant as one of the key landing areas during the D-Day invasion of World War II.
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A.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer is a seaside commune on the French Riviera in southeastern France, known for its Mediterranean beaches and as one of the Allied landing sites during Operation Dragoon in World War II.
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B.
Honfleur
Honfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, renowned for its picturesque old harbor, timber-framed houses, and association with Impressionist painters.
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C.
Courseulles-sur-Mer
Courseulles-sur-Mer is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to the historic Allied invasion beaches.
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D.
Ouistreham
Ouistreham is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its ferry port and its location at the eastern end of the D-Day landing area of Sword Beach.
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E.
Cherbourg
Cherbourg is a major French port city on the Cotentin Peninsula, known for its strategic naval harbor and cross-Channel ferry connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal settlement
ⓘ
commune of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1st Infantry Division (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States 1st Infantry Division
29th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Normandy
ⓘ
linked to:
Normandy (administrative region)
|
| D-DaySector | Omaha Beach ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| department | Calvados ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Communes of Calvados
ⓘ
Populated coastal places in France ⓘ World War II sites in France ⓘ |
| hasCemeteryNearby | American military cemeteries in Normandy ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | English Channel coast ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliffs overlooking Omaha Beach
ⓘ
sandy beach ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
D-Day memorials
ⓘ
linked to:
Normandy landings memorial
Omaha Beach monuments ⓘ
linked to:
Omaha Beach
|
| hasRoadConnection | D514 road ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Allied landings on D-Day
ⓘ
linked to:
D-Day
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Overlord
|
| INSEECode | 14745 ⓘ |
| invadingForces | United States Army ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
linked to:
Normandy (administrative region)
north coast of the Calvados department ⓘ north of Bayeux ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
English Channel
ⓘ
Omaha Beach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
American assault landings on Omaha Beach
ⓘ
being one of the key landing areas on D-Day ⓘ |
| officialName | Vierville-sur-Mer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bayeux arrondissement
ⓘ
linked to:
arrondissement of Bayeux
Trévières canton ⓘ |
| postalCode | 14710 ⓘ |
| region | Normandy ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
war tourism ⓘ |
| WorldWar | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vierville-sur-Mer Description of subject: Vierville-sur-Mer is a coastal commune in Normandy, France, historically significant as one of the key landing areas during the D-Day invasion of World War II.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vierville-sur-Mer