Sens, Yonne, France
E803843
Sens, in the Yonne department of France, is a historic town in north-central France known for its impressive Gothic cathedral and role as a regional religious and commercial center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sens, Yonne, France canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9510712 — 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: Sens, Yonne, France Context triple: [George Mikhailovich Brasov, deathPlace, Sens, Yonne, France]
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Plessis-lès-Tours, France
Plessis-lès-Tours is a historic locality near Tours in central France, notable as a former royal residence and the place where Saint Francis of Paola died.
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B.
La Neuville-sur-Essonne, France
La Neuville-sur-Essonne is a small commune in north-central France, known in part as the place where renowned conductor Sergiu Celibidache spent his final years and died.
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C.
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.
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D.
Corbeil, France
Corbeil, France is a historic town in the Île-de-France region, now part of Corbeil-Essonnes, known for its medieval heritage and proximity to Paris.
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E.
Vaucresson, France
Vaucresson, France is a small, affluent suburban commune in the western outskirts of Paris, known for its residential character and proximity to the capital.
- 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: Sens, Yonne, France Target entity description: Sens, in the Yonne department of France, is a historic town in north-central France known for its impressive Gothic cathedral and role as a regional religious and commercial center.
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A.
Plessis-lès-Tours, France
Plessis-lès-Tours is a historic locality near Tours in central France, notable as a former royal residence and the place where Saint Francis of Paola died.
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B.
La Neuville-sur-Essonne, France
La Neuville-sur-Essonne is a small commune in north-central France, known in part as the place where renowned conductor Sergiu Celibidache spent his final years and died.
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C.
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.
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D.
Corbeil, France
Corbeil, France is a historic town in the Île-de-France region, now part of Corbeil-Essonnes, known for its medieval heritage and proximity to Paris.
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E.
Vaucresson, France
Vaucresson, France is a small, affluent suburban commune in the western outskirts of Paris, known for its residential character and proximity to the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
subprefecture of France ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | chef-lieu of arrondissement ⓘ |
| area | 21.92 km² ⓘ |
| cathedralName | Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 48.197°N 3.283°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demonym |
Sénonais
ⓘ
Sénonaise ⓘ |
| distanceToParis | about 100 km southeast of Paris ⓘ |
| elevationMax | 194 m ⓘ |
| elevationMin | 62 m ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipal council of Sens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
light industry ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Hôtel de Ville de Sens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maison d’Abraham NERFINISHED ⓘ Musée de Sens NERFINISHED ⓘ Palais synodal de Sens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sens Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
A19 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N6 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important medieval ecclesiastical center
ⓘ
regional commercial center ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 89387 ⓘ |
| isSeatOf |
Arrondissement of Sens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Sens-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Sens-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Gothic cathedral architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yonne department NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central France ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Vanne River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yonne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 26,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 89100 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Paris–Lyon railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenterFor | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
CEST
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CET ⓘ |
| transport | Sens railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twinTown |
Chester, United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Lörrach, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Senigallia, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sens, Yonne, France Description of subject: Sens, in the Yonne department of France, is a historic town in north-central France known for its impressive Gothic cathedral and role as a regional religious and commercial center.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.