Fontainebleau, France

E25615

commune of France

Fontainebleau, France is a historic town southeast of Paris best known for its vast forest and royal château, long associated with French monarchs and outdoor recreation.

Aliases (4)

Fontainebleau ×61
Barbizon, France ×1
Fontainebleau, Kingdom of France ×1
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France →
architecturalStylePresent	Classical architecture → Renaissance architecture →
area	about 172 square kilometres →
climate	oceanic climate with continental influences →
country	France →
distanceFromParis	about 55 kilometres southeast →
economicActivity	higher education and research → tourism →
elevationMax	151 metres →
elevationMin	42 metres →
forestArea	about 250 square kilometres including surrounding communes →
forestStatus	protected forest →
hasHeritageSite	UNESCO World Heritage Site Château de Fontainebleau →
hasInstitution	INSEAD Europe campus → École des Mines de Paris campus →
hasPart	Château de Fontainebleau → Forest of Fontainebleau →
hasRailConnectionTo	Paris-Gare-de-Lyon →
hasRiver	Loing (nearby) →
historicalEvent	Napoleon I abdication in 1814 →
historicalRole	residence of French monarchs →
INSEECODE	77186 →
knownFor	French royal history → bouldering → outdoor recreation → rock climbing → royal château → vast forest →
locatedIn	Seine-et-Marne → Île-de-France →
locatedNear	Paris →
locatedOn	Seine watershed →
nearbyCommune	Avon, Seine-et-Marne →
popularActivity	cycling → hiking → horse riding → nature photography →
postalCode	77300 →
railwayStation	Fontainebleau–Avon station →
regionType	urban area surrounded by forest →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
twinTown	Konstanz → Lodi → Richmond upon Thames → Sintra →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elisabeth of France ("Fontainebleau") → Elisabeth of Valois ("Fontainebleau") → Francis II of France ("Fontainebleau") → Henry III of France ("Fontainebleau") →	birthPlace
Archives nationales ("Fontainebleau") → Château de Fontainebleau ("Fontainebleau") → Gardens of Fontainebleau (modifications) ("Fontainebleau") →	locatedIn
Django Reinhardt ("Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France") → Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ("Fontainebleau") →	deathPlace
French Renaissance ("Fontainebleau") →	center
Seine-et-Marne ("Fontainebleau") →	contains
IUCN →	foundingLocation
INSEAD →	hasCampusIn
Barbizon school ("Barbizon, France") →	location
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ("Fontainebleau") →	place
Marshal Boufflers ("Fontainebleau, Kingdom of France") →	placeOfDeath
Pope Pius VII ("Fontainebleau") →	placeOfImprisonment
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ("Fontainebleau") →	signedAt
Seine-et-Marne ("Fontainebleau") →	subprefecture