Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France (french: France métropolitaine or ''la Métropole''), also known as European France (french: Territoire européen de la France) is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European ...
contains a total of of tree coverage, with considered to be forestry by the National Forest Inventory (IFN). Of those , consist of leafy forests while the remaining consist of evergreen forests.
The majority of forestry in French overseas departments is found in
French Guiana
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, which contains of forests.
of forests in France are publicly owned, with the remaining being privately owned. Two-thirds of privately owned forests are larger than , and 48% are larger than .
The largest forests in France by region are as follows:
Alsace
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Forêt de la Hardt (or ''de la Harth'') (130 km²)
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Forêt du Donon
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Forêt de Haguenau (137 km²)
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Forêt d'Obernai
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Forêt de Sélesta-Illwald (15 km²)
Aquitaine
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Forêt d'Iraty (173 km²)
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Forêt des Landes (10,000 km²)
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Forêt de Lège et Garonne
Auvergne
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Forêt de Gros-Bois
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Forêt de Marigny
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Forêt de Messarges
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Forêt des Prieurés Maladier
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Forêt de Tronçais (106 km²)
Brittany
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Forêt de Brocéliande
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Forêt de Carnoët
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Forêt de Coëtquen
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Forêt du Cranou
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Forêt de Fougères (16 km²)
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Forêt de Fréau
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Forêt de Huelgoat (6 km²)
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Forêt de Hunaudaye
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Forêt de La Guerche
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Forêt de Liffré
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Forêt de Mesnil
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Forêt de Paimpont (80 km²)
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Forêt de Rennes
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in
Liffré
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Forêt de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
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Forêt de Lanouée (32 km², private)
Burgundy
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Forêt d'Arcy
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Forêt de la Bertrange (76 km²)
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Forêt de Borne
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Forêt de Champornot
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Forêt de Châtillon (88 km²)
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Forêt Chenue
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Forêt domaniale de Cîteaux (35 km²)
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Forêt des Courgeonneries,
Forêt des Dames
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Forêt de Donzy
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Forêt de Flavigny
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Forêt de Fontenay
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Forêt des Minimes
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Forêt de Saulieu
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Forêt de Vauluisant, also known as the Forêt de Lancy
Centre
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Forêt d'Amboise
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Forêt de Bercé (55 km²)
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Forêt de Blois
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Forêt de Boulogne (40 km²)
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Forêt de Bruadan
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Parc de Chambord
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Forêt de Chaumont
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Forêt de Cheverny
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Forêt de Chinon
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Forêt du Choussy
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Forêt de Gâtine
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Forêt d'Ivoy
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Forêt de Loches
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Forêt de Moléans
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Forêt de Montargis
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Forêt de Montrichard
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Forêt d'Orléans (340 km²)
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Forêt de Preuilly
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Forêt de Russy
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Forêt de Saint-Palais
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Forêt de Vierzon
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Forêt de Villandry
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Forêt de Vouzeron
Champagne-Ardenne
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Bois des Fays
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Bois des Montclaims
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Forêt d'Arc-en-Barrois (100 km²)
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Forêt d'Argonne
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Forêt des Ardennes
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Forêt de Bassican
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Forêt de Clairvaux
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Forêt de Corgebin
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Forêt du Der
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Forêt des Dhuits
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Forêt de l'Étoile
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Forêt de La Garenne
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Forêt de la Montagne de Reims (190 km²)
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Forêt du Mont-Dieu
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Forêt d'Orient (130 km²)
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Forêt d'Othe (155 km²)
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Forêt de Retz (130 km²)
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Forêt de Romilly
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Forêt d'Aumont
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Forêt de Crogny
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Forêt de Cussangy
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Bois de Chamois
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Bois du Hayet
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Forêt du Temple
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Forêt de Signy
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Forêt du Val
Corsica
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Forêt d'Aïtone
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Forêt de Calenzana
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Forêt de Chiavari
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Forêt du Fango,
Forêt de Lucio
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Forêt de Filosorma
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Forêt de l'Onca
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Forêt de l'Ospédale
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Forêt de Tartagine
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Forêt de Tavignano
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Forêt de Valdo-Niello
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Forêt de Vizzavona (14 km²)
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Forêt de Zonza
Franche-Comté
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Forêt de Champlitte
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Forest of Chaux
The Forest of Chaux is the fifth largest forest in France. Its 20,493 hectares are located in the region of Franche-Comté on the plains west of the Jura mountains.
Exploitation of the forest dates back to the thirteenth century, and there is ...
(130 km²)
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Forêt de Faroz
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Forêt des Hauts-Bois
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Forêt de la Joux (27 km²)
Île-de-France
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Bois de Boulogne
The Bois de Boulogne (, "Boulogne woodland") is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by t ...
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Bois de la Tour du Lay
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Bois de Villiers,
Bois de la Bucaille
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Bois de Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes (), located on the eastern edge of Paris, is the largest public park in the city. It was created between 1855 and 1866 by Emperor Napoleon III.
The park is next to the Château de Vincennes, a former residence of the King ...
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Forest of Alluets
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Forest of Armainvilliers (50 km²)
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Forest of Carnelle (9.75 km²)
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Forest of Fontainebleau
The forest of Fontainebleau (french: Forêt de Fontainebleau, or ''Forêt de Bière'', meaning "forest of heather") is a mixed deciduous forest lying southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau ...
(250 km²)
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Forest of l'Isle-Adam (15 km²)
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Forest of Jouy
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Forest of Marly
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(20 km²)
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Forest of Meudon
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Forest of Moisson
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Forest of Montmorency (22 km²)
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Forest of Notre-Dame
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Forest of Rambouillet (220 km²)
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Forest of Rouvray
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Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye or ''Forêt de Saint-Germain-en-Laye'', is a dominial forest of 35 km2 in area which lies in a meander of the River Seine, France. Situated 20 km West of Paris, between Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Maison ...
(35 km²)
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Forest of Sénart
The Forest of Sénart (french: Forêt de Sénart, ) is located in the French department of Essonne. It covers 3,000 hectares in area, this forest is very important to the local population. The local government has kept roads and agricultural com ...
(30 km²)
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Bois de Fontanilles
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Forêt de Fontfroide
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Forêt du Haut-Vallespir (100 km²)
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Forêt de Mercoire
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Forêt du Mont-Aigoual (150 km²)
Limousin
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Forêt des Cars
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Forêt de Lastours
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Forêt de Châteauneuf
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Forêt de Rochechouart
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Forêt de Viellecour
Lorraine
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Forêt de Darney (80 km²)
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Forêt de Gerardmer (48 km²)
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Forêt de Haye (70 km²)
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Forêt de Verdun (95 km²)
Midi-Pyrénées
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Forêt d'Aubrac
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Forêt de Barousse
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Forêt de La Garrigue
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Forêt de Grésigne
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Forêt du Haut Comminges
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Forêt de la Loubatière
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Forêt de Montaud
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Forêt du Sidobre
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Forêt de Bouconne (27 km²)
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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Forêt d'Éperlecques
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Forêt de Mormal (90 km²)
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Forêt de Raismes-Saint-Amand-Wallers
Normandy
Lower Normandy
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Forêt des Andaines (ou des Andennes) (55 km²)
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Forêt de Bellême (24 km²)
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Forêt d'Écouves
The Forêt d'Écouves (; eng. Écouves Forest) is a large area of woodland in the Normandy region of northern France.
Location and topography
The forest is located in the Orne département of France, north of Alençon, between the communes of C ...
(75 km²)
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Forêt de Longny
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Forêt du Perche
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Forêt de Perseigne (51 km²)
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Forêt de Réno-Valdieu (55.12 km²)
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Forêt de Vidamme
Upper Normandy
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Forêt des Andelys
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Forêt de Beaumont
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Forêt de Breteuil
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Forêt de Brotonne (67.5 km²)
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Forêt de Conches
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Forêt d'Eawy
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Forêt d'Eu (93 km²)
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Forêt d'Évreux
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Forêt de Louviers
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Forêt de Lyons (106 km²)
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Forêt de Montfort
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Forêt de Roumare
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Forêt de Rouvray The once vast Forêt de Rouvray (, "Forest of Rouvray", from Gallo-Romance ROBORETU “oak wood″ or more probably French ''rouvre'' “sessile oak” and old suffix ''-ey'' (ill spelled as ''-ay'', modern ''-aie''), meaning a “collection of the ...
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Forêt de Vernon
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Forêt Verte
Pays de la Loire
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Bois des Vallons
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Forêt de Bercé
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Forêt de Bonnétable
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Forêt de Boulogne
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Bois de Bourgon,
Boi d'Hermet
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Forêt de Fontevraud,
Bois de Couziers,
Bois de Roiffé
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Forêt de la Flèche
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Forêt du Gâvre (45 km²)
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Forêt de la Grande Charnie
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Forêt de la Groulaie
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Forêt de Guînes
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Forêt de Juigné (21 km²)
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Forêt de La Roche-Bernard
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Forêt de Machecoul
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Forêt du Mans
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Forêt de Mayenne
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Forêt de Merven-Vouvant
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Forêt de Milly
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Forêt de Multonne
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Forêt de Nuaillé,
Forêt de Vezins
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Forêt de Pail
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Forêt domaniale des Pays-de-Monts
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Forêt de Rihout-Clairmarais
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Forêt de Saumur
Picardy
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Forêt de Compiègne (145 km²)
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Forêt de Chantilly (65 km²)
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Forêt de Crécy
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Forêt d'Ermenonville,
Forêt de Chailly (64 km²)
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Forêt d'Halatte (62 km²)
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Forêt de Hez
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Forêt de Hirson,
Forêt de Saint-Michel
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Forêt de Laigne
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Forêt de Nouvion
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Forêt de Retz (130 km²)
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Forêt de Saint-Gobain
Poitou-Charentes
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Forêt de La Coubre,
Forêt de Saint-Trojan
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Forêt de Saint-Sauvant
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Forêt des Dentelles de Montmirail
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Forêt de l'Esterel
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Forêt des Maures (80 km²)
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Forêt de Menton
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Forêt du Mont-Ventoux (800 km²)
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Forêt de la Sainte-Baume (1.4 km²)
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Forêt du Tanneron
Rhône-Alpes
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Forêt d'Arc (11225 km²)
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Forêt de Bonnevaux
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Forêt de Chambaran
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Forêt de la Grande Chartreuse (83 km²)
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Forêt de Saou (en partie domaniale)
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Forêt du Semnoz
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Forêt du Vercors
Overseas
Guadeloupe
* 650 km² (390 km²)
French Guiana
*74,500 km²
Martinique
* 403 km²
Réunion
2512 km²
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Forêt de Bébour
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Forêt de Bélouve
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Forêt des Bénares
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Forêt de Bois Blanc
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Forêt du Cratère
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Forêt de la Crête
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Forêt de l'Étang-Salé
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Forêt de Grand Coude
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Forêt du Grand Matarum
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Forêt des Makes
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Forêt de la Mare à Joseph
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Forêt Mourouvin
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Forêt du Piton Papangue
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Forêt de la Plaine des Lianes
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Forêt de la Rivière des Remparts
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Forêt du Tapcal
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Forêt du Tévelave
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Forêt de Villeneuve
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