Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities)
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Place du Maréchal Leclerc is the name given to numerous squares in French cities commemorating Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a celebrated Free French general of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766634 — 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: Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities) Context triple: [Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, honouredIn, Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities)]
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Place Charles-de-Gaulle
Place Charles-de-Gaulle is a major Parisian traffic circle in the 8th arrondissement where twelve grand avenues converge around the Arc de Triomphe.
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Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile is the historic Parisian square, now officially called Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of a major road junction.
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C.
Place de la Cathédrale
Place de la Cathédrale is a central square in Strasbourg, France, known for its proximity to and views of the city’s famous Gothic cathedral.
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D.
Place Kléber
Place Kléber is the central and largest public square in Strasbourg, France, known as a major commercial, cultural, and civic gathering place in the historic city center.
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E.
Rue de Valois, Paris
Rue de Valois, Paris is a historic street in the 1st arrondissement known for housing the headquarters of France’s Ministry of Culture near the Palais-Royal.
- 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: Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities) Target entity description: Place du Maréchal Leclerc is the name given to numerous squares in French cities commemorating Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a celebrated Free French general of World War II.
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A.
Place Charles-de-Gaulle
Place Charles-de-Gaulle is a major Parisian traffic circle in the 8th arrondissement where twelve grand avenues converge around the Arc de Triomphe.
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B.
Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile is the historic Parisian square, now officially called Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of a major road junction.
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C.
Place de la Cathédrale
Place de la Cathédrale is a central square in Strasbourg, France, known for its proximity to and views of the city’s famous Gothic cathedral.
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D.
Place Kléber
Place Kléber is the central and largest public square in Strasbourg, France, known as a major commercial, cultural, and civic gathering place in the historic city center.
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E.
Rue de Valois, Paris
Rue de Valois, Paris is a historic street in the 1st arrondissement known for housing the headquarters of France’s Ministry of Culture near the Palais-Royal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
toponym
ⓘ
urban square name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Free French Forces
ⓘ
French Resistance memory ⓘ |
| category | squares in France ⓘ |
| commemorates | Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| eraOfHonouredPersonActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasNameComponent |
Leclerc
ⓘ
Maréchal ⓘ Place ⓘ |
| hasUse | street and square naming in France ⓘ |
| honoursConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| honoursNationality | French ⓘ |
| honoursPersonBirthName | Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque ⓘ |
| honoursPersonOccupation | military officer ⓘ |
| honoursPersonRank | Marshal ⓘ |
| honoursRole | Free French general ⓘ |
| honoursTitle | Marshal of France ⓘ |
| isPartOf | French commemorative landscape ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| memorialType | civil toponymy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ |
| namingMotivation | commemoration of French liberation efforts in World War II ⓘ |
| toponymType | commemorative place name ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
monuments or plaques
ⓘ
pedestrian space ⓘ road junction ⓘ |
| typicalFunction | public square ⓘ |
| usedIn | multiple French cities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities) Description of subject: Place du Maréchal Leclerc is the name given to numerous squares in French cities commemorating Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a celebrated Free French general of World War II.
Referenced by (1)
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