national park
Forêt de Fontainebleau
A vast forest of sandstone outcrops, the birthplace of bouldering and a favourite plein-air escape.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Bois-le-Roi
Île-de-France, France · Europe
About Bois-le-Roi
Bois-le-Roi is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Samois-sur-Seine, 5km from Forêt de Fontainebleau.
Bois-le-Roi is in Île-de-France, France, with about 5,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Samois-sur-Seine, about 4 km away.
Bois-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [bwa l(ə) ʁwa] ; lit. 'Wood-the-King') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is between Melun and Fontainebleau, on the left bank of the Seine. It shares two bridges with the neighbouring Chartrettes to the north.
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What is there to see near Bois-le-Roi?
Within an hour or so of Bois-le-Roi: Forêt de Fontainebleau (5 km), Château de Fontainebleau (8 km), Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (10 km), Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (38 km).
Where is Bois-le-Roi?
Bois-le-Roi is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Samois-sur-Seine.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,903
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 48.4735, 2.7046
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Worth the detour from Bois-le-Roi
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Château de Fontainebleau
A vast royal palace southeast of Paris that served as a residence for French monarchs from Louis VII to Napoleon III.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Baroque masterpiece that inspired Versailles, with candlelit evenings illuminating Le Nôtre's gardens.
10 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery
Legendary 1924 banked concrete speed bowl south of Paris where dozens of land-speed and endurance records were set; its steep bankings still host classic-car festivals like Les Grandes Heures Automobiles.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Disneyland Paris
Europe's most visited theme park featuring Disney magic with a French flair just outside Paris.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Walt Disney Studios Park Paris
The second gate at Disneyland Paris dedicated to the magic of Disney and Pixar filmmaking.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Provins
A perfectly preserved medieval walled town of ramparts and tithe barns, staging knightly tournaments.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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