
Fontainebleau is a city and commune in France in central France. ==Geography== Fontainebleau is situated in the south-east of the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' (of which it is the ''subprefecture'') in the Île-de-France Région in France. It is located approximately 50kilometre south of Paris. The city has an area of 172km2, and a population of 15,942 (in 1999). ==Tourism== Fontainebleau is a popular tourist destination. ===Fontainebleau forest=== The forest of Fontainebleau surrounds the city and dozens of villages. It is protected by France's ''Office National des Forêts'' and is recognised as a national park. It is a former royal hunting park often visited by walking and horse riding. The forest is also well regarded for bouldering, and is particularly popular amongst climbing. ===Royal Château de Fontainebleau=== The Royal Château de Fontainebleau is a large castle where the Renaissance was introduced to France from 1528 onwards. ===Other notable places=== * The European (and historical) campus of INSEAD business school, and research laboratories from the ''École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris de Paris'' are located in Fontainebleau. * The graves of G. I. Gurdjieff and Katherine Mansfield can be found in the cemetery at Avon. ==See also== *Château de Fontainebleau *Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) *List of climbing areas ==External links== *[http://www.fontainebleau.fr/ Official city website] *[http://www.chateaudefontainebleau.net/English/frame-eng.htm Château de Fontainebleau] *[http://www.offrench.net/photos/gallery-8_location-56.php Fontainebleau forest photos] Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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Fontainebleau is a city and commune in France in central France. ==Geography== Fontainebleau is situated in the south-east of the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' (of which it is the ''subprefecture'') in the Île-de-France Région in France. It is located approximately 50kilometre south of Paris. The city has an area of 172km2, and a population of 15,942 (in 1999). ==Tourism== Fontainebleau is a popular tourist destination. ===Fontainebleau forest=== The forest of Fontainebleau surrounds the city and dozens of villages. It is protected by France's ''Office National des Forêts'' and is recognised as a national park. It is a former royal hunting park often visited by walking and horse riding. The forest is also well regarded for bouldering, and is particularly popular amongst climbing. ===Royal Château de Fontainebleau=== The Royal Château de Fontainebleau is a large castle where the Renaissance was introduced to France from 1528 onwards. ===Other notable places=== * The European (and historical) campus of INSEAD business school, and research laboratories from the ''École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris de Paris'' are located in Fontainebleau. * The graves of G. I. Gurdjieff and Katherine Mansfield can be found in the cemetery at Avon. ==See also== *Château de Fontainebleau *Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) *List of climbing areas ==External links== *[http://www.fontainebleau.fr/ Official city website] *[http://www.chateaudefontainebleau.net/English/frame-eng.htm Château de Fontainebleau] *[http://www.offrench.net/photos/gallery-8_location-56.php Fontainebleau forest photos] Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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