Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Also known as castle of Fontainebleau, chateau de Fontainebleau, château de Fontainebleau, Château de Fontainebleau, domaine de Fontainebleau, musée de Fontainebleau, Palace of Fontainebleau, palais de Fontainebleau
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1981
Area
144 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau is about 14 km south of Melun. The nearest other World Heritage site is Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Melun · about 249,000 peopleabout 14 km north
- Paris · about 9,904,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Versailles · about 85,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Orléans · about 217,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Auxerre · about 42,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Troyes · about 62,000 peopleabout 100 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural47 km away
FranceCultural56 km away
FranceCultural62 km away
FranceCultural90 km away
FranceCultural118 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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