The Fontainebleau forest is famous for its large boulders.
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 (110 sq mi).
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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.
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- The forest is the main scene of action of the trilogy, Les Fourmis by Bernard Werber.
- Act I (the prologue in the Italian version) of Verdi's opera, "Don Carlos", is set in the forest of Fontainebleau.
- The map "Castle Rock" in the game "Alliance of Valiant Arms" takes place in the Fontainebleau Forest.
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Coordinates: 48°25′N 2°40′E / 48.417°N 2.667°E / 48.417; 2.667
