Varennes-en-Argonne
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Varennes-en-Argonne is a commune in northeastern France historically known as the town where King Louis XVI was arrested during his attempted escape in 1791.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Varennes-en-Argonne canonical | 4 |
| Varennes-en-Argonne (French) | 1 |
| commune of Varennes-en-Argonne | 1 |
| municipal council of Varennes-en-Argonne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913483 — 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: Varennes-en-Argonne Context triple: [Flight to Varennes, location, Varennes-en-Argonne]
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A.
Gouy, Aisne
Gouy is a commune in the Aisne department of northern France, notable as the area where the Scheldt River has its source.
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B.
Chêne-Bourg
Chêne-Bourg is a municipality in western Switzerland located in the canton of Geneva, forming part of the Geneva metropolitan area near the French border.
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C.
Santenay
Santenay is a wine-producing village in Burgundy, France, known for its predominantly red wines made from Pinot Noir and its location at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune.
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D.
Gagny
Gagny is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily as a residential town within the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
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E.
Cartigny
Cartigny is a small rural municipality in western Switzerland known for its agricultural landscape and location within the canton of Geneva.
- 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: Varennes-en-Argonne Target entity description: Varennes-en-Argonne is a commune in northeastern France historically known as the town where King Louis XVI was arrested during his attempted escape in 1791.
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A.
Gouy, Aisne
Gouy is a commune in the Aisne department of northern France, notable as the area where the Scheldt River has its source.
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B.
Chêne-Bourg
Chêne-Bourg is a municipality in western Switzerland located in the canton of Geneva, forming part of the Geneva metropolitan area near the French border.
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C.
Santenay
Santenay is a wine-producing village in Burgundy, France, known for its predominantly red wines made from Pinot Noir and its location at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune.
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D.
Gagny
Gagny is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily as a residential town within the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
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E.
Cartigny
Cartigny is a small rural municipality in western Switzerland known for its agricultural landscape and location within the canton of Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ populated place ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Varennes-en-Argonne
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
commune of Varennes-en-Argonne
|
| coordinateLocation | 49.2167°N 5.0333°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| eventDateAssociated | 21 June 1791 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasDemography | small population ⓘ |
| hasEconomyType | rural economy ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | French Revolution history ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | arrest of the royal family in 1791 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
French Revolution ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | checkpoint on royal escape route to the eastern frontier ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | site of royal arrest during French Revolution ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment |
Varennes-en-Argonne
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
municipal council of Varennes-en-Argonne
|
| hasMonument | memorial to the Flight to Varennes ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | commune ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Varennes-en-Argonne
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Varennes-en-Argonne (French)
|
| hasNearbyBattlefield |
Meuse–Argonne Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
World War I Argonne sector
|
| hasNearbyNaturalFeature |
Argonne Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Argonne forest
|
| hasOfficialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasPart | historic center of Varennes-en-Argonne ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 55270 ⓘ |
| hasPublicBuilding | town hall of Varennes-en-Argonne ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | parish church of Varennes-en-Argonne ⓘ |
| hasToponymicQualifier |
Argonne Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
en-Argonne
|
| hasTourismAttraction |
memorials from World War I
ⓘ
sites related to the Flight to Varennes ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | local road network in Meuse ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | Flight to Varennes ⓘ |
| inception | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argonne
ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ Meuse department ⓘ historical province of Lorraine ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Meuse ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Verdun, France
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surface form:
Verdun
|
| locatedOn | Aire river ⓘ |
| notableFor | arrest of King Louis XVI in 1791 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Est
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
arrondissement of Verdun ⓘ canton of Clermont-en-Argonne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Varennes-en-Argonne Description of subject: Varennes-en-Argonne is a commune in northeastern France historically known as the town where King Louis XVI was arrested during his attempted escape in 1791.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
commune of Varennes-en-Argonne
this entity surface form:
Varennes-en-Argonne (French)
this entity surface form:
municipal council of Varennes-en-Argonne