Loches
E133450
Loches is a historic fortified town in central France renowned for its medieval château and well-preserved old quarter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loches canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1162405 — 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: Loches Context triple: [Touraine, containsTown, Loches]
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A.
Rethondes
Rethondes is a commune in northern France best known as the site where the World War I armistice was signed in 1918.
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B.
Anières
Anières is a small lakeside municipality in western Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva near the city of Geneva.
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C.
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Lac de Serre-Ponçon is a large artificial lake in southeastern France, created by damming the Durance River and known for its hydroelectric power production, irrigation role, and recreational activities.
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D.
Vaudesir
Vaudésir is one of the prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy, renowned for producing some of its most refined and age-worthy Chardonnay wines.
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E.
Melissant
Melissant is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee.
- 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: Loches Target entity description: Loches is a historic fortified town in central France renowned for its medieval château and well-preserved old quarter.
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A.
Rethondes
Rethondes is a commune in northern France best known as the site where the World War I armistice was signed in 1918.
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B.
Anières
Anières is a small lakeside municipality in western Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva near the city of Geneva.
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C.
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Lac de Serre-Ponçon is a large artificial lake in southeastern France, created by damming the Durance River and known for its hydroelectric power production, irrigation role, and recreational activities.
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D.
Vaudesir
Vaudésir is one of the prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy, renowned for producing some of its most refined and age-worthy Chardonnay wines.
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E.
Melissant
Melissant is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distanceFromTours | about 40 km southeast ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
local commerce
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local administrative center
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Château de Loches
ⓘ
Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours ⓘ Château de Loches ⓘ
surface form:
Royal City of Loches
medieval ramparts of Loches ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Château de Loches
ⓘ
surface form:
Château de Loches keep
Loches royal lodgings ⓘ Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Ours collegiate church
medieval town gate ⓘ |
| hasPrisonHistory | medieval state prison in the château keep ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours
ⓘ
Saint-Antoine church ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
medieval dungeon of Loches
ⓘ
panoramic viewpoints over the Indre valley ⓘ royal apartments of Loches château ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFeature |
historic center
ⓘ
narrow medieval streets ⓘ stone houses ⓘ town walls ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Touraine ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 37132 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | arrondissement of Loches ⓘ |
| isSeatOf |
arrondissement of Loches
ⓘ
canton of Loches ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortifications
ⓘ
medieval château ⓘ royal residence in the Middle Ages ⓘ well-preserved old quarter ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
surface form:
Centre-Val de Loire region
Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ central France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indre River ⓘ |
| postalCode | 37600 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| wasFortifiedIn | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy | French kings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loches Description of subject: Loches is a historic fortified town in central France renowned for its medieval château and well-preserved old quarter.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Indre-et-Loire
subject surface form:
Indre-et-Loire