Fontainebleau (fra)

Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau ranks 3,362nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Heilongjiang, Barbados, and Korçë. Memorable people born in Fontainebleau include Philip VI of France, Claude of France, and Patrick Devedjian. Memorable people who died in Fontainebleau include Philip IV of France, Django Reinhardt, and Niccolò dell'Abbate. Fontainebleau has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Fontainebleau is located in France.

Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 55.5 kilometres (34.5 mi) south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself. The commune is closest to Seine-et-Marne Prefecture, Melun. Read more on Wikipedia