Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
E606731
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to eastern Quebec and the Maritimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6539725 — 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: Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec Context triple: [Intercolonial Railway of Canada, endPoint, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec]
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Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay, Quebec is a city in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, known for its fjord landscapes, aluminum industry, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
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B.
La Pocatière, Quebec
La Pocatière, Quebec is a small town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region known as an educational and religious center along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
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C.
Mont-Laurier, Quebec
Mont-Laurier, Quebec is a small city in the Laurentides region of western Quebec, Canada, known as a regional service and transportation hub surrounded by forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas.
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D.
Gaspé, Quebec
Gaspé, Quebec is a small coastal city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec, known for its maritime heritage and scenic Gulf of St. Lawrence surroundings.
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E.
Lachute, Quebec
Lachute, Quebec is a small town in the Laurentides region of southwestern Quebec, Canada, known for its historic paper industry and location along the Rivière du Nord northwest of Montreal.
- 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: Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec Target entity description: Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to eastern Quebec and the Maritimes.
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A.
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay, Quebec is a city in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, known for its fjord landscapes, aluminum industry, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
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B.
La Pocatière, Quebec
La Pocatière, Quebec is a small town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region known as an educational and religious center along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
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C.
Mont-Laurier, Quebec
Mont-Laurier, Quebec is a small city in the Laurentides region of western Quebec, Canada, known as a regional service and transportation hub surrounded by forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas.
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D.
Gaspé, Quebec
Gaspé, Quebec is a small coastal city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec, known for its maritime heritage and scenic Gulf of St. Lawrence surroundings.
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E.
Lachute, Quebec
Lachute, Quebec is a small town in the Laurentides region of southwestern Quebec, Canada, known for its historic paper industry and location along the Rivière du Nord northwest of Montreal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
418
ⓘ
581 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 47.835°N 69.540°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demographics | majority francophone population ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
regional services
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipality ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Rivière-du-Loup Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFerryConnection | Saint-Siméon, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Rivière-du-Loup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGatewayTo |
Eastern Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maritimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Bas-Saint-Laurent region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Bas-Saint-Laurent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south shore of the Saint Lawrence River ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor |
Quebec Autoroute 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec Autoroute 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Route 132 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rivière du Loup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| population | approximately 20000 ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | G5R ⓘ |
| province | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayService | Via Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalRole |
regional transportation hub
ⓘ
service centre for Bas-Saint-Laurent ⓘ |
| regionCodeISO | CA-QC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMouthNear | Rivière du Loup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadDistanceToEdmundston | about 120 km southwest ⓘ |
| roadDistanceToQuebecCity | about 200 km northeast ⓘ |
| sports | ice hockey ⓘ |
| sportsTeam | Rivière-du-Loup 3L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| touristAttraction |
nearby islands in the Saint Lawrence estuary
ⓘ
views of the Saint Lawrence River ⓘ whale-watching excursions ⓘ |
| waterBody | Saint Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec Description of subject: Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec is a small city on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to eastern Quebec and the Maritimes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.