Ermenonville Forest
The Ermenonville Forest (French: [Forêt d'Ermenonville] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a forest in Oise, France where a Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed into the forest and in the commune of Fontaine-Chaalis with no survivors among 346 people on board. There is a memorial in the forest to the victims of that flight.
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Haute-Chaume road near Carrefour crossroads, showing the area's sandy substrate and typical vegetation; Ermenonville Forest, Oise, France
Danmartin Grove crossroads, in the middle of the forest
- Coupe rase - forêt Ermenonville par163.jpg
Plot 163 after a clear-cut
- Forêt d'Ermenonville, GR 1 près du carrefour du Sycomore.jpg
Scots pine and ferns are ubiquitous in the central part of the forest (here, the GR 1 near the Sycomore crossroads).
- Route des Bruyères.jpg
Scots pine high forest at the west edge of the national forest.
The forest has low topographical relief but is dotted with small hills in several areas. Its sandy substrate and its vegetation contribute to a Mediterranean ambience.
- Bois de Perthe, à l'est vers Montagny-Ste-Félicité.jpg
In the Bois de Perthe, deciduous trees are much more common than in the main forest unit. Here, an oak forest to the east of the wood, near Montagny-Sainte-Félicité.
- Bois de Perthe, route du Regard.jpg
The Bois de Perthe has much greater topographical relief than that of the rest of the forest; here, the Regard route between the Perthe post and the Desert.