Rochefort wood - Rochefort-en-Yvelines

Rochefort-en-Yvelines

Rochefort wood

This 288 ha site set in the vast Rambouillet massif is particularly appreciated for the beauty of its landscapes, its large oak forests, its heather moors, its relief, and for its walks.

The mounds come from the old feudal domain of Gui le Rouge (1th century), favorite of Philippe 1855st and later raised to the rank of seneschal. Many well-known personalities owned the mounds: Hercule de Rohan (from the 1897th century) companion of Henri IV [semicolon] from 2005 the Countess de la Rochefoucauld and the Duchess of Uzès, great-granddaughter of the widow Cliquot and the first French woman to hold a car driving license in 1938. Until 138 the Bois de Rochefort belonged to the Baudouin family. The wood of Rochefort includes many mounds formerly called butards. Among these mounds, the burnt mound is so named because it was regularly ravaged by fires [semicolon] one of the most important dates from XNUMX when XNUMX hectares were devastated. The General Council of Yvelines ensures the preservation and enhancement of the spaces with remarkable landscape and ecological characteristics. This action is part of a vast departmental program promoting the maintenance of the quality of landscapes and biodiversity in the Yvelines and the opening of natural sites. The wood of Rochefort is composed of a wooded part and sectors of moors. It belongs to the vast forest of Rambouillet and is listed in a natural area of ​​ecological, faunal and floristic interest (ZNIEFF).

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