Charenton asylum
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Charenton asylum was a notorious French psychiatric institution near Paris, historically known for housing the Marquis de Sade and inspiring various literary and cinematic works.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charenton asylum canonical | 5 |
| Charenton lunatic asylum | 1 |
| Charenton psychiatric hospital | 1 |
| Maison Royale de Charenton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3066675 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charenton asylum Context triple: [Quills, narrativeLocation, Charenton asylum]
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A.
Villete psychiatric hospital
Villete psychiatric hospital is the fictional mental institution in Paulo Coelho’s novel "Veronika Decides to Die," where much of the story’s psychological and philosophical exploration takes place.
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B.
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane is the fictional, isolated psychiatric facility on Shutter Island that serves as the central setting for the psychological thriller of the same name.
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C.
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum is a former psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, where Vincent van Gogh stayed and created some of his most famous works.
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D.
McLean Asylum for the Insane
McLean Asylum for the Insane was a prominent 19th-century psychiatric institution in Massachusetts that evolved into the modern McLean Hospital, known for its influential role in mental health care and research.
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E.
Quartier de la Salpêtrière
Quartier de la Salpêtrière is a central Parisian neighborhood known for the historic Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital complex and its mix of medical, educational, and residential spaces.
- 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: Charenton asylum Target entity description: Charenton asylum was a notorious French psychiatric institution near Paris, historically known for housing the Marquis de Sade and inspiring various literary and cinematic works.
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A.
Villete psychiatric hospital
Villete psychiatric hospital is the fictional mental institution in Paulo Coelho’s novel "Veronika Decides to Die," where much of the story’s psychological and philosophical exploration takes place.
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B.
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane is the fictional, isolated psychiatric facility on Shutter Island that serves as the central setting for the psychological thriller of the same name.
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C.
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum is a former psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, where Vincent van Gogh stayed and created some of his most famous works.
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D.
McLean Asylum for the Insane
McLean Asylum for the Insane was a prominent 19th-century psychiatric institution in Massachusetts that evolved into the modern McLean Hospital, known for its influential role in mental health care and research.
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E.
Quartier de la Salpêtrière
Quartier de la Salpêtrière is a central Parisian neighborhood known for the historic Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital complex and its mix of medical, educational, and residential spaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mental asylum
ⓘ
psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Charenton asylum
ⓘ
surface form:
Charenton lunatic asylum
Charenton asylum ⓘ
surface form:
Charenton psychiatric hospital
|
| architecturalStyle | institutional architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
censorship and control of controversial writers
ⓘ
debates on treatment of the insane ⓘ history of psychiatry in France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| director |
Abbé du Coulmier
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbé François Simonnet de Coulmier
|
| foundedBy | Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
History of mental health care in France
ⓘ
Hospitals in Val-de-Marne ⓘ Psychiatric hospitals in France ⓘ |
| hasReputation | notorious asylum in French history ⓘ |
| hasUse |
confinement of the mentally ill
ⓘ
detention of political or socially undesirable individuals ⓘ psychiatric treatment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| inception | 1641 ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Marat/Sade (1967 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
film "Marat/Sade" (1967)
Quills ⓘ
surface form:
film "Quills" (2000)
Marat/Sade (1967 film) ⓘ
surface form:
play "Marat/Sade" by Peter Weiss
various literary depictions of the Marquis de Sade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
housing the Marquis de Sade in his final years
ⓘ
influence on literature and film ⓘ theatrical performances staged by patients ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charenton-Saint-Maurice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | outskirts of Paris ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Marquis de Sade staged plays with inmates and local actors ⓘ |
| notableInmate |
Antoine Rivarol
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Carrier ⓘ Marquis de Sade ⓘ Étienne-Gaspard Robert ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Brothers of Charity ⓘ |
| originalName |
Charenton asylum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maison Royale de Charenton
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| partOf | French psychiatric care system ⓘ |
| status | historical institution ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maison Royale de Charenton
this entity surface form:
Charenton lunatic asylum
this entity surface form:
Charenton psychiatric hospital