Farnham, Quebec
E777282
Farnham, Quebec is a small town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, known in part as one of the recording locations for Arcade Fire’s album "Neon Bible."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farnham, Quebec canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9059584 — 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: Farnham, Quebec Context triple: [Neon Bible, recordedIn, Farnham, Quebec]
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A.
Fermont, Quebec
Fermont, Quebec is a remote mining town in northeastern Quebec known for its iron ore industry and distinctive windbreak-style apartment complex designed to shield the community from harsh Arctic winds.
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B.
Grenville, Quebec
Grenville, Quebec is a small municipality in southwestern Quebec located on the Ottawa River, opposite Hawkesbury, Ontario, and connected to it by a bridge.
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C.
Beauharnois, Quebec
Beauharnois, Quebec is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, situated along the Saint Lawrence River and known for its major hydroelectric power facilities and role in regional industry and transportation.
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D.
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec is a borough of Longueuil near Montreal best known as the home of the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters and a hub for aerospace activities.
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E.
Nicolet, Quebec
Nicolet, Quebec is a small city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Canada, known as a regional religious and administrative center along the Nicolet 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: Farnham, Quebec Target entity description: Farnham, Quebec is a small town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, known in part as one of the recording locations for Arcade Fire’s album "Neon Bible."
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A.
Fermont, Quebec
Fermont, Quebec is a remote mining town in northeastern Quebec known for its iron ore industry and distinctive windbreak-style apartment complex designed to shield the community from harsh Arctic winds.
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B.
Grenville, Quebec
Grenville, Quebec is a small municipality in southwestern Quebec located on the Ottawa River, opposite Hawkesbury, Ontario, and connected to it by a bridge.
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C.
Beauharnois, Quebec
Beauharnois, Quebec is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, situated along the Saint Lawrence River and known for its major hydroelectric power facilities and role in regional industry and transportation.
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D.
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec is a borough of Longueuil near Montreal best known as the home of the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters and a hub for aerospace activities.
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E.
Nicolet, Quebec
Nicolet, Quebec is a small city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Canada, known as a regional religious and administrative center along the Nicolet River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
studio album
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| artist | Arcade Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 65 km southeast of Montreal ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
450
ⓘ
579 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Farnhamien
ⓘ
Farnhamienne ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 45.28° N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 72.98° W ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociationWith | Arcade Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
light manufacturing ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
historic downtown core
ⓘ
military training area nearby ⓘ railway junction ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Farnham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | J0J ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasProvince | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionalCountyMunicipality | Brome-Missisquoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionCode | Montérégie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
city
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
regional rail infrastructure
ⓘ
road connections to Montreal ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montérégie administrative region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRecordingLocationFor | Neon Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Townships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Quebec ⓘ southwestern Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montérégie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Yamaska River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Canadian dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Farnham, Quebec Description of subject: Farnham, Quebec is a small town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, known in part as one of the recording locations for Arcade Fire’s album "Neon Bible."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.