Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch
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The Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch are a historic multi-chamber lock complex on the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary, France, notable for their engineering and role in regional inland waterway navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5119570 — 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: Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch Context triple: [Castelnaudary, hasLandmark, Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch]
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A.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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B.
Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
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C.
Pont Saint-Michel
Pont Saint-Michel is a historic bridge in central Paris that spans the Seine, linking the Île de la Cité to the Left Bank near notable landmarks such as Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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D.
Pont Vieux
Pont Vieux is a historic medieval stone bridge in Carcassonne, France, that spans the Aude River and links the fortified cité with the lower town.
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E.
Pont Vieux de Béziers
Pont Vieux de Béziers is a medieval stone bridge in Béziers, southern France, renowned for its historic architecture and picturesque span across the Orb River.
- 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: Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch Target entity description: The Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch are a historic multi-chamber lock complex on the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary, France, notable for their engineering and role in regional inland waterway navigation.
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A.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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B.
Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
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C.
Pont Saint-Michel
Pont Saint-Michel is a historic bridge in central Paris that spans the Seine, linking the Île de la Cité to the Left Bank near notable landmarks such as Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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D.
Pont Vieux
Pont Vieux is a historic medieval stone bridge in Carcassonne, France, that spans the Aude River and links the fortified cité with the lower town.
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E.
Pont Vieux de Béziers
Pont Vieux de Béziers is a medieval stone bridge in Béziers, southern France, renowned for its historic architecture and picturesque span across the Orb River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
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historic structure ⓘ lock complex ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | early modern canal engineering ⓘ |
| function |
inland waterway navigation
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water level management ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChambers | multiple ⓘ |
| hasOwner | French public authorities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic engineering work ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canal du Midi UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Castelnaudary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Aude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Occitanie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Castelnaudary basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
canal engineering
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multi-chamber design ⓘ role in regional inland waterway navigation ⓘ |
| operatedBy | navigation authorities on Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canal du Midi lock system
NERFINISHED
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infrastructure of Castelnaudary port area ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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industrial heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boat passage
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commercial navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayConnects | Atlantic–Mediterranean inland route via Canal du Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch Description of subject: The Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch are a historic multi-chamber lock complex on the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary, France, notable for their engineering and role in regional inland waterway navigation.
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