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Fontainebleau is a city, a region and a forest about 50 km south of Paris, France.

The city is a sous-pr�fecture of the Seine-et-Marne d�partement.

It is a popular tourist spot on account of at least the following:

• The Royal Palace of Fontainebleau, commissioned in the 16th century by Henry II and Catherine de Medici.
• The Fontainebleau forest is a beautiful place and is often visited by walkers, horse riders, and climbers.
• The graves of G. I. Gurdjieff and Katherine Mansfield in the cemetery at Avon.

The European (and historical) campus of INSEAD business school is located in Fontainebleau.

See also:

• Bouldering, List of climbing areas
• Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685)