Fontainebleau
Sign in to saveFontainebleau ( , , ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself. The commune is closest to Seine-et-Marne Prefecture Melun.
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Fontainebleau is a town in the Paris metropolitan area, located south-southeast of Paris, that serves as a sub-prefecture and administrative center for its arrondissement. It is notable for having the largest land area of any commune in the Île-de-France region—larger even than Paris itself.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fontainebleau
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 19,717
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- Origins
- Early modern period
- Modern period
- Population
- Tourism
- Forest of Fontainebleau
- Royal Château de Fontainebleau
- INSEAD
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- Transport
- Climate
- Hospital
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- Twinning
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Fontainebleau ( , , ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself. The commune is closest to Seine-et-Marne Prefecture Melun.
Fontainebleau, together with the neighbouring commune of Avon and three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,724 inhabitants (2018). This urban area is a satellite of Paris.