Orsay, Essonne, France
E137224
Orsay is a suburban commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, known for its university and research institutions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orsay, Essonne, France canonical | 2 |
| Saclay Plateau, south of Paris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1193983 — 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: Orsay, Essonne, France Context triple: [Oswald Mosley, deathPlace, Orsay, Essonne, France]
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Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France is an affluent suburban commune just west of central Paris, known for its high standard of living and status as one of the wealthiest areas in the country.
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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.
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Fontainebleau, France
Fontainebleau, France is a historic town southeast of Paris best known for its vast forest and royal château, long associated with French monarchs and outdoor recreation.
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Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France is a suburban commune just northwest of central Paris known for hosting major corporate offices and being part of the densely populated inner ring of the Paris metropolitan area.
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Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France
Soisy-sous-Montmorency is a suburban commune in the northern outskirts of Paris, France, known as the birthplace of pioneering computer scientist Yann LeCun.
- 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: Orsay, Essonne, France Target entity description: Orsay is a suburban commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, known for its university and research institutions.
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A.
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France is an affluent suburban commune just west of central Paris, known for its high standard of living and status as one of the wealthiest areas in the country.
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B.
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.
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C.
Fontainebleau, France
Fontainebleau, France is a historic town southeast of Paris best known for its vast forest and royal château, long associated with French monarchs and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France is a suburban commune just northwest of central Paris known for hosting major corporate offices and being part of the densely populated inner ring of the Paris metropolitan area.
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E.
Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France
Soisy-sous-Montmorency is a suburban commune in the northern outskirts of Paris, France, known as the birthplace of pioneering computer scientist Yann LeCun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orsay, Essonne, France Description of subject: Orsay is a suburban commune in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region in northern France, known for its university and research institutions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saclay Plateau, south of Paris