Forest of Fontainebleau facts for kids
The Forest of Fontainebleau (French: Forêt de Fontainebleau, or Forêt de Bière, meaning "forest of heather") is a mixed deciduous forest sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France.
It is mostly in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne. Parts of it are in adjoining cantons, and even as far west as the town of Milly-la-Forêt in the neighboring department, Essonne. Several communes are in the forest, notably the towns of Fontainebleau and Avon. The forest has an area of 280 km2 (110 sq mi).
Plants and animals
The most common trees in the forest are: oak (44%), Scots pine (40%), and European beech (10%). Three thousand species of mushrooms have been discovered. The forest is also home to approximately seven thousand animal species, five thousand of which are insects.
Images for kids
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Old topographic map of the Forest of Fontainebleau, 1895
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Lattice-like etchings from a cave near Boissy-aux-Cailles, Seine-et-Marne
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Fontainebleau and Avon in the 18th century, in Trudaine's Atlas (National Archives)
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The elephant rock, near the village of Larchant
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The mushroom rock, near the village of Noisy-sur-École
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The Forest of Fontainebleau: Morning, Théodore Rousseau, c. 1850
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See also
In Spanish: Bosque de Fontainebleau para niños
