Forest of Fontainebleau

The forest of Fontainebleau is a mixed deciduous forest lying sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne. Most of it also lies in the canton of Fontainebleau, although parts of it extend into adjoining cantons, and even as far west as the town of Milly-la-Forêt in the neighboring department, Essonne. Several communes lie within the forest, notably the towns of Fontainebleau and Avon. The forest has an area of 280 km² (108 square miles).

Fauna and flora

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.

Flowers

• Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum)
• Service tree of Fontainebleau (Sorbus latifolia), which is under national protection
• Snowy mespilus (Amelanchier ovalis), under national protection
• Common juniper (Juniperus communis)
• Orchids
• Violet limodore (Limodorum abortivum)
• Red helleborine (Cephalanthera...... ...
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