Blois, France
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Blois, France is a historic city on the Loire River known for its Renaissance château and as the birthplace of King Stephen of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blois, France canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5506511 — 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: Blois, France Context triple: [Stephen, King of England, birthPlace, Blois, France]
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Bourges, France
Bourges, France is a historic city in central France known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and the UNESCO-listed Bourges Cathedral.
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Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France is a suburban commune near Rouen in Normandy, known as a residential and educational center and as the birthplace of legendary cyclist Jacques Anquetil.
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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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Montlouis-sur-Loire, France
Montlouis-sur-Loire is a commune in central France’s Loire Valley, known for its vineyards and historic châteaux along the Loire River.
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Neauphle-le-Château, France
Neauphle-le-Château is a small village in northern France best known as the place where Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini lived in exile shortly before the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
- 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: Blois, France Target entity description: Blois, France is a historic city on the Loire River known for its Renaissance château and as the birthplace of King Stephen of England.
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A.
Bourges, France
Bourges, France is a historic city in central France known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and the UNESCO-listed Bourges Cathedral.
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B.
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France is a suburban commune near Rouen in Normandy, known as a residential and educational center and as the birthplace of legendary cyclist Jacques Anquetil.
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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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Montlouis-sur-Loire, France
Montlouis-sur-Loire is a commune in central France’s Loire Valley, known for its vineyards and historic châteaux along the Loire River.
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Neauphle-le-Château, France
Neauphle-le-Château is a small village in northern France best known as the place where Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini lived in exile shortly before the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaSquareKilometers | 37.46 ⓘ |
| birthPlaceOf |
Auguste Poulain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denis Papin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demographicDesignation |
Blaisien
ⓘ
Blaisois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationMaxMeters | 134 ⓘ |
| elevationMinMeters | 61 ⓘ |
| hasCityHall | Hôtel de Ville de Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Château de Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Escalier Denis-Papin NERFINISHED ⓘ Halle aux Grains de Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Jardin de l’Évêché NERFINISHED ⓘ Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pont Jacques-Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Église Saint-Nicolas de Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Gare de Blois – Chambord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversityInstitution | INSA Centre Val de Loire campus in Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
States General of 1576 held in Blois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
States General of 1588–1589 held in Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ assassination of Henry I Duke of Guise in Château de Blois in 1588 ⓘ |
| historicalRole | royal residence of French kings in the 15th and 16th centuries ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 41018 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Loire Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrefectureOf | Loir-et-Cher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Château de Blois as royal residence
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Renaissance architecture ⓘ historic old town ⓘ proximity to Loire Valley châteaux ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loir-et-Cher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Orléanais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 41000 ⓘ |
| regionalRailConnection |
Orléans
NERFINISHED
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Paris-Austerlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| twinTown |
Celle
NERFINISHED
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Lewes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sighişoara NERFINISHED ⓘ Urbino NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldshut-Tiengen NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Loire Valley World Heritage Site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blois, France Description of subject: Blois, France is a historic city on the Loire River known for its Renaissance château and as the birthplace of King Stephen of England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.