Joigny, France
E596119
Joigny is a historic town in the Yonne department of north-central France, known for its medieval architecture, riverside setting on the Yonne River, and Burgundy wine heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joigny, France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6490502 — 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: Joigny, France Context triple: [Godalming, twinnedWith, Joigny, France]
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Valentigney, France
Valentigney, France is a commune in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France, historically known for its role in the early French automobile industry.
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B.
Gouvieux, France
Gouvieux, France is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, known for its affluent residential character and association with the Aga Khan IV.
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C.
Fourchambault, France
Fourchambault, France is a small industrial town in the Nièvre department of central France, historically known for its steelworks and metallurgical industry.
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D.
Ribemont, France
Ribemont, France is a small commune in northern France best known as the birthplace of Enlightenment philosopher and mathematician Marquis de Condorcet.
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E.
Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne 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: Joigny, France Target entity description: Joigny is a historic town in the Yonne department of north-central France, known for its medieval architecture, riverside setting on the Yonne River, and Burgundy wine heritage.
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A.
Valentigney, France
Valentigney, France is a commune in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France, historically known for its role in the early French automobile industry.
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B.
Gouvieux, France
Gouvieux, France is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, known for its affluent residential character and association with the Aga Khan IV.
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C.
Fourchambault, France
Fourchambault, France is a small industrial town in the Nièvre department of central France, historically known for its steelworks and metallurgical industry.
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D.
Ribemont, France
Ribemont, France is a small commune in northern France best known as the birthplace of Enlightenment philosopher and mathematician Marquis de Condorcet.
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E.
Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate with continental influences ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy | National road N6 (historical route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonym | Joviniens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 89 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 150 km southeast of Paris ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
tourism
ⓘ
wine production ⓘ |
| elevationMaxMeters | 252 ⓘ |
| elevationMinMeters | 70 ⓘ |
| hasBridge | bridge over the Yonne River ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | wine and gastronomy festivals ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Renaissance houses
ⓘ
historic town center ⓘ |
| hasMayor | Nicolas Soret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Gare de Joigny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Saint-André church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Jean church NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Thibault church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
medieval town gates
ⓘ
riverside quays ⓘ timber-framed houses ⓘ |
| hasWineAppellation | Côtes du Jovinien AOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 89206 ⓘ |
| isSubprefectureOf | Yonne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Burgundy wine heritage
ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ riverside setting ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yonne department NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalProvince | Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Yonne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute | Paris–Lyon railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayoralTerm | 2020–2026 ⓘ |
| partOf | Arrondissement of Sens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 89300 ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Canton of Joigny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| twinnedWith |
Amarante, Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Godalming, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayen, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wineRegion | Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joigny, France Description of subject: Joigny is a historic town in the Yonne department of north-central France, known for its medieval architecture, riverside setting on the Yonne River, and Burgundy wine heritage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Godalming