List of forests in France
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Metropolitan France
contains a total of 16900000 hectares (65,251.3 sq mi) of tree coverage, with 13800000 hectares (53,282.1 sq mi) considered to be forestry by the National Forest Inventory (IFN). Of those 13800000 hectares (53,282.1 sq mi), 8700000 hectares (33,590.9 sq mi) consist of leafy forests while the remaining 5100000 hectares (19,691.2 sq mi) consist of evergreen forests.
The majority of forestry in French overseas departments is found in French Guiana
, which contains 7500000 hectares (28,957.7 sq mi) of forests.
3700000 hectares (14,285.8 sq mi) of forests in France are publicly owned, with the remaining 10100000 hectares (38,996.3 sq mi) being privately owned. Two-thirds of privately owned forests are larger than 10 hectares (24.7 acre), and 48% are larger than 25 hectares (61.8 acre).
The largest forests in France by region are as follows:
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica...
contains a total of 16900000 hectares (65,251.3 sq mi) of tree coverage, with 13800000 hectares (53,282.1 sq mi) considered to be forestry by the National Forest Inventory (IFN). Of those 13800000 hectares (53,282.1 sq mi), 8700000 hectares (33,590.9 sq mi) consist of leafy forests while the remaining 5100000 hectares (19,691.2 sq mi) consist of evergreen forests.
The majority of forestry in French overseas departments is found in French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
, which contains 7500000 hectares (28,957.7 sq mi) of forests.
3700000 hectares (14,285.8 sq mi) of forests in France are publicly owned, with the remaining 10100000 hectares (38,996.3 sq mi) being privately owned. Two-thirds of privately owned forests are larger than 10 hectares (24.7 acre), and 48% are larger than 25 hectares (61.8 acre).
The largest forests in France by region are as follows:
Alsace
- Forêt de la Hardt (or de la Harth) (130 km²)
- Forêt du Donon
- Forêt de Haguenau (137 km²)
- Forêt d'Obernai
- Forêt de Sélesta-Illwald (15 km²)
Aquitaine
- Forêt d'Iraty (173 km²)
- Forêt des LandesLandes forestThe Landes forest or the Landes of Gascony , in the historic Gascony region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine, is the largest maritime-pine forest in Europe...
(12,650 km²) - Forêt de Lège et Garonne
Auvergne
- Forêt de Gros-Bois
- Forêt de Marigny
- Forêt de Messarges
- Forêt des Prieurés Maladier
- Forêt de TronçaisForest of TronçaisThe Forest of Tronçais is a French national forest, a forêt domaniale, comprising 10,600 hectares in the Allier, managed by the Office national des forêts...
(106 km²)
Brittany
- Forêt de Brocéliande
- Forêt de Carnoët
- Forêt de Coëtquen
- Forêt du Cranou
- Forêt de Fougères (16 km²)
- Forêt de Fréau
- Forêt de Huelgoat (6 km²)
- Forêt de Hunaudaye
- Forêt de La Guerche
- Forêt de Liffré
- Forêt de Mesnil
- Forêt de Paimpont (80 km²)
- Forêt de Rennes in LiffréLiffréLiffré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Liffré are called in French Liffréens.-References:* -External links:* *...
- Forêt de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
- Forêt de Lanouée (32 km², private)
Burgundy
- Forêt d'Arcy
- Forêt de la Bertrange (76 km²)
- Forêt de Borne
- Forêt de Champornot
- Forêt de Châtillon (88 km²)
- Forêt Chenue
- Forêt domaniale de Cîteaux (35 km²)
- Forêt des Courgeonneries, Forêt des Dames
- Forêt de Donzy
- Forêt de Flavigny
- Forêt de Fontenay
- Forêt des Minimes
- Forêt de Saulieu
- Forêt de Vauluisant, also known as the Forêt de Lancy
Centre
- Forêt d'Amboise
- Forêt de Bercé (55 km²)
- Forêt de Blois
- Forêt de Boulogne (40 km²)
- Forêt de Bruadan
- Parc de Chambord
- Forêt de Chaumont
- Forêt de Cheverny
- Forêt de Chinon
- Forêt du Choussy
- Forêt de Gâtine
- Forêt d'Ivoy
- Forêt de Loches
- Forêt de Moléans
- Forêt de Montargis
- Forêt de Montrichard
- Forêt d'Orléans (340 km²)
- Forêt de Preuilly
- Forêt de Russy
- Forêt de Saint-Palais
- Forêt de Vierzon
- Forêt de Villandry
- Forêt de Vouzeron
Champagne-Ardenne
- Bois des Fays
- Bois des Montclaims
- Forêt d'Arc-en-Barrois (100 km²)
- Forêt d'Argonne
- Forêt des Ardennes
- Forêt de Bassican
- Forêt de Clairvaux
- Forêt de Corgebin
- Forêt du Der
- Forêt des Dhuits
- Forêt de l'Étoile
- Forêt de La Garenne
- Forêt de la Montagne de Reims (190 km²)
- Forêt du Mont-Dieu
- Forêt d'Orient (130 km²)
- Forêt d'Othe (155 km²)
- Forêt de Retz (130 km²)
- Forêt de Romilly
- Forêt d'Aumont
- Forêt de Crogny
- Forêt de Cussangy
- Bois du devois
- Bois de Chamois
- Bois du Hayet
- Forêt du Temple
- Forêt de Signy
- Forêt du Val
Corsica
- Forêt d'Aïtone
- Forêt de Calenzana
- Forêt de Chiavari
- Forêt du Fango, Forêt de Lucio
- Forêt de Filosorma
- Forêt de l'Onca
- Forêt de l'Ospédale
- Forêt de Tartagine
- Forêt de Tavignano
- Forêt de Valdo-Niello
- Forêt de Vizzavona (14 km²)
- Forêt de Zonza
Franche-Comté
- Forêt de Champlitte
- Forest of ChauxForest of ChauxThe Forest of Chaux is the second largest forest in France. Its 20,493 hectares are located in the region of Franche-Comté on the plains east of the Jura mountains....
(130 km²) - Forêt de Faroz
- Forêt des Hauts-Bois
- Forêt de la Joux (27 km²)
Île-de-France
- Bois de BoulogneBois de BoulogneThe Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine...
- Bois de la Tour du Lay
- Bois de Villiers, Bois de la Bucaille
- Bois de VincennesBois de VincennesThe Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. The park is named after the nearby town of Vincennes....
- Forest of Alluets
- Forest of Armainvilliers (50 km²)
- Forest of Carnelle (9.75 km²)
- Forest of FontainebleauForest of FontainebleauThe forest of Fontainebleau is a mixed deciduous forest lying sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne...
(250 km²) - Forest of l'Isle-Adam (15 km²)
- Forest of Jouy
- Forest of Marly (20 km²)
- Forest of Meudon
- Forest of Moisson
- Forest of Montmorency (22 km²)
- Forest of Notre-Dame
- Forest of RambouilletForest of RambouilletThe Forest of Rambouillet or Forest of Yveline is a large forest covering some 200 km², located to the west of Paris, in the Île-de-France region in northern France...
(220 km²) - Forest of RouvrayForêt de RouvrayThe once vast Forêt de Rouvray was a forest that extended from west of Paris in the Île-de-France region westwards into Normandy, virtually unbroken, threaded by the winding loops of the River Seine, traversed by forest traces and dotted with isolated woodland hamlets, as far as Rouen...
- Forest of Saint-Germain-en-LayeForest of Saint-Germain-en-LayeThe 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, Maisons-Laffitte, Achères and Poissy, It is situated entirely...
(35 km²) - Forest of Sénart (30 km²)
Languedoc-Roussillon
- Bois de Fontanilles
- Forêt de Fontfroide
- Forêt du Haut-Vallespir (100 km²)
- Forêt de Mercoire
- Forêt du Mont-Aigoual (150 km²)
Limousin
- Forêt des Cars
- Forêt de Lastours
- Forêt de Châteauneuf
- Forêt de Rochechouart
- Forêt de Viellecour
Lorraine
- Forêt de Darney (80 km²)
- Forêt de Gerardmer (48 km²)
- Forêt de Haye (70 km²)
- Forêt de Verdun (95 km²)
Lower Normandy
- Forêt des Andaines (ou des Andennes) (55 km²)
- Forêt de Bellême (24 km²)
- Forêt d'ÉcouvesForêt d'ÉcouvesThe Forêt d'Écouves 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 Carrouges in the west and Sées in the east. It covers an area of approximately ,...
(75 km²) - Forêt de Longny
- Forêt du Perche
- Forêt de Perseigne (51 km²)
- Forêt de Réno-Valdieu (55.12 km²)
- Forêt de Vidamme
Midi-Pyrénées
- Forêt d'Aubrac
- Forêt de Barousse
- Forêt de La Garrigue
- Forêt de Grésigne
- Forêt du Haut Comminges
- Forêt de la Loubatière
- Forêt de Montaud
- Forêt du Sidobre
- Forêt de BouconneForêt de BouconneThe Forêt de Bouconne is located in southwest France, on the border of the departments of Gers and Haute-Garonne about thirty kilometres west of Toulouse. The forest has an area of and is managed primarily by the National Forests Office . It also includes privately owned woods and woods belonging...
(27 km²)
Pays de la Loire
- Bois des Vallons
- Forêt de Bercé
- Forêt de Bonnétable
- Forêt de Boulogne
- Bois de Bourgon, Boi d'Hermet
- Forêt d'Éperlecques
- Forêt de Fontevraud, Bois de Couziers, Bois de Roiffé
- Forêt de la Flèche
- Forêt du Gâvre (45 km²)
- Forêt de la Grande Charnie
- Forêt de la Groulaie
- Forêt de Guînes
- Forêt de La Roche-Bernard
- Forêt de Machecoul
- Forêt du Mans
- Forêt de Mayenne
- Forêt de Merven-Vouvant
- Forêt de Milly
- Forêt de Multonne
- Forêt de Nuaillé, Forêt de Vezins
- Forêt de Pail
- Forêt de Rihout-Clairmarais
- Forêt de Saumur
Picardy
- Forêt de Compiègne (145 km²)
- Forêt de ChantillyChantilly ForestChantilly Forest or Forest of Chantilly is a forest of , located mainly in the Oise, north of Paris....
(65 km²) - Forêt de Crécy
- Forêt d'Ermenonville, Forêt de Chailly (64 km²)
- Forêt d'Halatte (62 km²)
- Forêt de Hez
- Forêt de Hirson, Forêt de Saint-Michel
- Forêt de Laigne
- Forêt de Nouvion
- Forêt de Saint-Gobain
Poitou-Charentes
- Forêt de La Coubre, Forêt de Saint-Trojan
- Forêt de Saint-Sauvant
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Forêt des Dentelles de Montmirail
- Forêt de l'Esterel
- Forêt des Maures (80 km²)
- Forêt de Menton
- Forêt du Mont-Ventoux (800 km²)
- Forêt de la Sainte-Baume (1.4 km²)
- Forêt du Tanneron
Réunion
2512 km²- Forêt de Bébour
- Forêt de Bélouve
- Forêt des Bénares
- Forêt de Bois Blanc
- Forêt du Cratère
- Forêt de la Crête
- Forêt de l'Étang-Salé
- Forêt de Grand Coude
- Forêt du Grand Matarum
- Forêt des Makes
- Forêt de la Mare à Joseph
- Forêt Mourouvin
- Forêt du Piton Papangue
- Forêt de la Plaine des Lianes
- Forêt de la Rivière des Remparts
- Forêt du TapcalForêt du TapcalThe forêt du Tapcal is a forest on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department and outermost region of the European Union in the southwest Indian Ocean. It is situated in the cirque of Cilaos on the outskirts of the Grand Bénare, to the south of the summit. Recent expeditions have shown...
- Forêt du Tévelave
- Forêt de Villeneuve
Rhône-Alpes
- Forêt d'Arc (11225 km²)
- Forêt de Bonnevaux
- Forêt de Chambaran
- Forêt de la Grande Chartreuse (83 km²)
- Forêt de Saou (en partie domaniale)
- Forêt du Semnoz
- Forêt du Vercors
Upper Normandy
- Forêt des Andelys
- Forêt de Breteuil
- Forêt de BrotonneForêt de BrotonneThe forêt de Brotonne , in France, is situated to the west of Rouen in a vast meander of the Seine, accessible by the pont de Brotonne...
(67.5 km²) - Forêt de Conches
- Forêt d'Eu (93 km²)
- Forêt d'Évreux
- Forêt de Louviers
- Forêt de Lyons (106 km²)
- Forêt de Montfort
- Forêt de Roumare
- Forêt de RouvrayForêt de RouvrayThe once vast Forêt de Rouvray was a forest that extended from west of Paris in the Île-de-France region westwards into Normandy, virtually unbroken, threaded by the winding loops of the River Seine, traversed by forest traces and dotted with isolated woodland hamlets, as far as Rouen...
- Forêt de Vernon
- Forêt Verte