Commune of Fontainebleau
Château de Fontainebleau in the town center | | Country | France | | Région | Île-de-France | | Département | Seine-et-Marne
(sous-préfecture) | | Arrondissement | Fontainebleau | | Canton | Fontainebleau
(chief town) | | Intercommunality | Communauté de communes
de l'agglomération
Fontainebleau-Avon | Mayor
Term of office | Frédéric Valletoux
2005-2008 | | Land area¹ | 172.05 km² | Population²
(1999) | 15,942 | Population density
(1999) | 93 pers./km² | | Longitude | 48° 24 | | Latitude | 2° 42 | | Altitude | average: 69 m
minimum:
maximum: | | INSEE Code | 77186 | | Postal code | 77300 | 1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personnel). Chateau Fontainebleau From French Wikipedia. ...
The central range of Fontainebleau The Royal Château of Fontainebleau (in the Seine-et-Marne département), the largest of the French royal châteaux, introduced to France the Italian Mannerist style in interior decoration and in gardens, and transformed them in the translation. ...
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Capital Paris Area 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 1st) 11,264,000 10,952,011 938/km² (2004) Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Départements Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et...
Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
Seine-et-Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France région. ...
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...
The Arrondissement de Fontainebleau is a French administrative division in the Seine-et-Marne département, in Île-de-France région. ...
The canton is an administrative division of France. ...
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
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Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ...
| Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 55.5 km. (34.5 miles) south-southeast from the center of Paris (as the crow flies). Fontainebleau is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-et-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Fontainebleau. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1804x1689, 166 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1804x1689, 166 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
In France an aire urbaine (literally: urban area) is roughly the equivalent of a US Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...
The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ...
Kilometre Zero of French national highways, located in Paris on the square facing the main entrance of Notre Dame cathedral, and considered the official center of the city of Paris. ...
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
Seine-et-Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France région. ...
Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
The Arrondissement de Fontainebleau is a French administrative division in the Seine-et-Marne département, in Île-de-France région. ...
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, which attracts crowds of tourists. The central range of Fontainebleau The Royal Château of Fontainebleau (in the Seine-et-Marne département), the largest of the French royal châteaux, introduced to France the Italian Mannerist style in interior decoration and in gardens, and transformed them in the translation. ...
Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ...
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). The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a pivotal period in the history of Europe. ...
Tourism Fontainebleau is a popular tourist destination : 300,000 visit the palace and about 11 million 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 amongst climbers. Sheep walking along a road Walk redirects here. ...
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// Description Bouldering is undertaken without a rope and is normally limited in respect to the height the climber ascends the route so that any fall will not risk significant injury. ...
Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ...
Royal Château de Fontainebleau The Royal Château de Fontainebleau is a large castle where the Renaissance was introduced to France from 1528 onwards. The central range of Fontainebleau The Royal Château of Fontainebleau (in the Seine-et-Marne département), the largest of the French royal châteaux, introduced to France the Italian Mannerist style in interior decoration and in gardens, and transformed them in the translation. ...
Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ...
Other notable places INSEAD is a top-tier business school located in Fontainebleau near Paris and Singapore. ...
A business school is a university-level institution that teaches topics such as accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy and quantitative methods. ...
The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as École des Mines de Paris, ENSMP, les Mines, Mines Paris) is one of the French generalist and most prominent engineering Grandes Ecoles. ...
Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев, Georgiy Ivanovich Gyurdzhiev; January 13, 1872? - October 29, 1949), was a Greek-Armenian mystic and teacher of dancing. His teaching is about becoming more aware of oneself in daily life. ...
Katherine Beauchamp Mansfield (born October 14, 1888 in New Zealand; died January 9, 1923) was a famous author. ...
Transportation 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. Transilien Paris – Lyon is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. ...
See also The central range of Fontainebleau The Royal Château of Fontainebleau (in the Seine-et-Marne département), the largest of the French royal châteaux, introduced to France the Italian Mannerist style in interior decoration and in gardens, and transformed them in the translation. ...
The Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France. ...
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Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ...
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Location within France Milly-la-Forêt is a town and commune of about 5,500 inhabitants, in the Essonne département, in France. ...
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