Information about Fontainebleau
| Commune of Fontainebleau | ||
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| Château de Fontainebleau in the town centre | ||
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| Country | ){kind=small} France | |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau | |
| Canton | Fontainebleau (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon | |
| Mayor | Frédéric Valletoux (2005-2008) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Altitude | 42–150 (avg. 69 m) | |
| Population (1999) | 15,942 | |
| - Density (1999) | 93/km | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 77186/ 77300 | |
| Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | ||
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This article is about the commune in France. For Fontainebleau Resorts, see Fontainebleau Resorts. For The Palace, see Château de Fontainebleau.
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 55.5 km. (34.5 miles) south-southeast from the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-et-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Ãle-de-France region, and is the only one larger than Paris itself.
Fontainebleau, together with the neighboring commune of Avon and three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants (1999 census). This urban area is a satellite city of Paris.
Fontainebleau is renowned for its large and scenic Forest of Fontainebleau, a favorite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the historical Château de Fontainebleau of the kings of France, INSEAD, one of the world's most elite business schools, and École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Informatique et GÉnie des TELécommunications (ESIGETEL) a French Engineering Grande Ecole.
Inhabitants of Fontainebleau are called Bellifontains.
History
During the French Revolution, Fontainebleau was temporarily renamed Fontaine-la-Montagne, meaning "Fountain by the Mountain" (the mountain referred to is the series of rocky formations located in the Forest of Fontainebleau).During the 1950s and 1960s, Fontainebleau was home to the HQ Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) before being moved to Brunssum in the Netherlands, after President de Gaulle decided that he no longer needed NATO atomic weapons on French soil as France had now established its own nuclear arsenal.
Tourism
Fontainebleau is a popular tourist destination; each year, 300,000 people visit the palace and about 11 million people visit the forest .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 that is managed partly to conserve its wild plants and trees (such as the Service Tree of Fontainebleau) and its valuable population of birds, mammals and butterflies. It is a former royal hunting park often visited by walkers and horse riders. The forest is also well regarded for bouldering and is particularly popular among climbers.Legend says that it was given to Robin Hood by Richard The Lionheart.
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 des Mines de Paris are located in Fontainebleau.
- The graves of G. I. Gurdjieff and Katherine Mansfield can be found in the cemetery at Avon.
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Town Centre
Transport
Fontainebleau is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Lyon suburban rail line: Fontainebleau – Avon and Thomery. Fontainebleau – Avon station, the closest station to the town center of Fontainebleau, is located at the border between the commune of Fontainebleau and the commune of Avon, on the Avon side of the border.Image Gallery
) Hunting Fountain | ) Bell Tower | ) The Trinity Chapel at Fontainebleau |
See also
- Château de Fontainebleau
- Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685)
- List of climbing areas
- Milly-la-Forêt
External links
- Fontainebleau official website
- Castle of Fontainebleau (in English)
- Fontainebleau forest photos
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Ãle-de-France région
- French Ministry of Culture list for Fontainebleau (French)
- Map of Fontainebleau on Michelin
State Party France
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, vi
Reference 160
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1981 (5th Session)
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Arrondissement of Fontainebleau
Cantons 6
Communes 87
Sous-préfecture Fontainebleau
Population
- 1999 144,849
- Density 118/km²
Location
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Cantons 6
Communes 87
Sous-préfecture Fontainebleau
Population
- 1999 144,849
- Density 118/km²
Location
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Fontainebleau
Administration
Country France
Region Ãle-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Fontainebleau
Communes 7
Chief Town Fontainebleau
Representative Jean-François Robinet
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Cantonal code 77 13
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Administration
Country France
Region Ãle-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Fontainebleau
Communes 7
Chief Town Fontainebleau
Representative Jean-François Robinet
- (2001-2008)
Cantonal code 77 13
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Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon
Administration
Country France
Region Ãle-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
No. of communes 2
Chief-town Fontainebleau
President Jean-Pierre Le Poulain
Founded November 17, 1960
Statistics
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Administration
Country France
Region Ãle-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
No. of communes 2
Chief-town Fontainebleau
President Jean-Pierre Le Poulain
Founded November 17, 1960
Statistics
Population
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Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
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Ville de Paris
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Seine-et-Marne
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Department number: 77
Region: Ãle-de-France
Prefecture: Melun
Subprefectures: Fontainebleau
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Arrondissement of Fontainebleau
Cantons 6
Communes 87
Sous-préfecture Fontainebleau
Population
- 1999 144,849
- Density 118/km²
Location
French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.
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Cantons 6
Communes 87
Sous-préfecture Fontainebleau
Population
- 1999 144,849
- Density 118/km²
Location
French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.
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forest of Fontainebleau is an important forestland of France, lying 60 km southeast of Paris. It has an area of 280 km² (108 sq mi) and is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne.
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State Party France
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Criteria ii, vi
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Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1981 (5th Session)
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Type Cultural
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Inscription History
Inscription 1981 (5th Session)
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INSEAD is a graduate business school and research institution with campuses in Fontainebleau (near Paris), France and in Singapore. In 2006, an INSEAD Executive Education centre was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi.
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