Firefighters battle Fontainebleau forest fire

Firefighters are battling a major blaze in the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris as France heads for a record wildfire year, with 39,000 hectares already burned – more than in all of 2025

Fontainebleau forest
4km
2.5 miles
Burned areas
Château de Fontainebleau
A6 highway linking Paris with Lyon closed
Seine
Around 50km to Paris

More than 1,300 hectares scorched so far in Fontainebleau forest

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Mar 11
Apr 22
Jun 03
Jul 15
Aug 26
Oct 07
Nov 18
Dec 30

WILDFIRES IN FRANCE

Cumulative weekly area burned in France (Thousands of hectares)

Jul 8: 39,209 hectares

2026

2006-25 average

Min-max range 2006-25

Sources: EFFIS, Copernicus EMS
Fires of 30 hectares or larger
Picture: Apple maps
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