Ranville
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Ranville is a village in Normandy, France, notable for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to key sites of the 1944 Allied invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ranville canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4069474 — 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: Ranville Context triple: [Pegasus Bridge, near, Ranville]
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A.
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is a renowned Grand Cru village in France’s Champagne region, celebrated for its exceptional Chardonnay-based sparkling wines.
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B.
Herbeumont
Herbeumont is a picturesque village and municipality in the Belgian Ardennes, known for its forested landscapes, medieval castle ruins, and scenic views over the Semois valley.
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C.
Louviers
Louviers is a historic town in northern France’s Normandy region, known for its medieval architecture and former textile industry.
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D.
Le Mesnil-Amelot
Le Mesnil-Amelot is a commune in the Île-de-France region of northern France, notable for its proximity to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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E.
Watton
Watton is a small market town in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England, known for its rural character and historic high street.
- 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: Ranville Target entity description: Ranville is a village in Normandy, France, notable for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to key sites of the 1944 Allied invasion.
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A.
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is a renowned Grand Cru village in France’s Champagne region, celebrated for its exceptional Chardonnay-based sparkling wines.
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B.
Herbeumont
Herbeumont is a picturesque village and municipality in the Belgian Ardennes, known for its forested landscapes, medieval castle ruins, and scenic views over the Semois valley.
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C.
Louviers
Louviers is a historic town in northern France’s Normandy region, known for its medieval architecture and former textile industry.
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D.
Le Mesnil-Amelot
Le Mesnil-Amelot is a commune in the Île-de-France region of northern France, notable for its proximity to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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E.
Watton
Watton is a small market town in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England, known for its rural character and historic high street.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune ⓘ |
| commemorates | Allied soldiers of the 1944 Normandy campaign ⓘ |
| contains |
Ranville Church of Saint-Rémi
ⓘ
graves of British airborne troops ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Calvados ⓘ |
| event |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
D-Day ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
|
| hasCemetery |
Commonwealth war cemeteries
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
Ranville War Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | tourism related to D-Day sites ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | sites commemorating Operation Tonga ⓘ |
| hasINSEECode | 14530 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | memorials to British airborne forces ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | small village population ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 14860 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Catholic parish church of Saint-Rémi ⓘ |
| historicalRole | secured by airborne troops to protect eastern flank of Normandy landings ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | British 6th Airborne Division ⓘ |
| liberatedOn | 6 June 1944 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ historical province of Lower Normandy ⓘ Western France ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern France
|
| locatedNear |
Bénouville
ⓘ
Caen ⓘ Canal de Caen à la Mer ⓘ
surface form:
Caen Canal
Orne River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegasus Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Orne River ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Canal de Caen à la Mer
ⓘ
surface form:
Caen Canal
Merville Battery ⓘ Orne bridges ⓘ
surface form:
Orne River bridges
Pegasus Bridge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first villages liberated in France on D-Day
ⓘ
proximity to key sites of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy ⓘ role in the D-Day landings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arrondissement of Caen
ⓘ
Canton of Ouistreham ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| warCemeteryFor | Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Battle of Normandy ⓘ |
| worldWar | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ranville Description of subject: Ranville is a village in Normandy, France, notable for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to key sites of the 1944 Allied invasion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.