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The forest of Rambouillet (french: Forêt de Rambouillet), also known as the forest of Yveline () is a large forest covering some 200 km² (77 square miles), located to the west of
The forest of Rambouillet (french: Forêt de Rambouillet), also known as the forest of Yveline () is a large forest covering some 200 km² (77 square miles), located to the west of Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, in the ÃŽle-de-France
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region
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of France
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. The town of Rambouillet
Rambouillet (, , ) is a subprefecture of the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region of France. It is located beyond the outskirts of Paris, southwest of its centre. In 2018, the commune had a population of 26,933.
Rambouillet lies ...
, after which it is named, lies on its southern edge.
Geography
On 26 December 1999,hurricane Lothar
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
hit the northern half of France, wreaking havoc to forests and parks. The forest of Rambouillet lost hundreds of thousands of trees.
In the southern part of the forest, there is a wild group of up to 150 Bennett's wallabies. This population has been present since the 1970s, when some individuals escaped from the zoological park of Émancé
Émancé () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is around 50 km south west of Paris.
There is a population of feral wallabies nearby in the Forest of Rambouillet. This population has be ...
after a storm or due to vandalism in the park.
See also
*List of forests in France
Metropolitan France 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.
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References
External links
{{Authority control Forests of France Geography of Yvelines Tourist attractions in Yvelines