The Forest of Sénart
The Forêt de Sénart is a community forest in the southeast of Ile de France, located between the Seine- et- Marne and Essonne.
- 2.1 Flora
- 2.2 Fauna
- 6.1 Literature
- 6.2 External links
- 6.3 Notes and references
Geography
Nature
The forest area has the extension of approximately 3,000 hectares and extends from the far east of the level of Brie ( region ) to the valleys of the Seine et Yerres. Clay due to its substrate and the absence of Erderhebungen there are about 800 pools; This makes the area particularly worthy of protection.
Administrative structure
The forest area is one of 14 municipalities ( Boussy -Saint- Antoine, Brunoy, Combs- la -Ville (fr), Draveil, Epinay- sous- Sénart (fr), Étiolles (fr), Lieusaint (Seine- et- Marne) (fr ), Montgeron, Quincy -sous- Sénart, Saint- Germain- lès -Corbeil (fr ) Soisy -sur -Seine (fr ) Tigery fr), Vigneux -sur -Seine (fr) et Yerres ) and two departments (mainly to the departments of Essonne and Seine- et- Marne). It is a part Sénart forest, especially communal property (88 % of its total area); Furthermore, there are 5 % of private forest, 3% communal forest ( Draveil, Soisy -sur -Seine, Montgeron, Quincy -sous- Sénart et Combs- la -Ville ) and 1 % other (regional ) owner (Le Bois Chardon et la Fosse aux Carpes ). The forest has given the new city Sénart the name. It is composed of the municipalities of Combs- la -Ville, Lieusaint, Saint -Pierre- du- Perray et Tigery (and recently even Étiolles, Saint- Germain- lès -Corbeil et Soisy -sur- Seine), and the Association of Municipalities Sénart Val de Seine ( fr), to have the three communities Draveil, Montgeron et Vigneux -sur -Seine together.
Flora and Fauna
Flora
Most often, the oaks occur, including some centenarians, followed by the chestnut, the hornbeam, birch trees, the forest pines and other conifers. Most conifers have been planted on forest fire areas.
The forest has changed as a result of the storms in December 1999 and August 2000.
Fauna
It is usual in the forests of Ile de France fauna: wild boar, deer, foxes, rabbits, wild rabbits and squirrels. When the bird species are found field pigeons, woodcocks, crows, ducks, crows, magpies and jays. In the numerous pools of water settle numerous amphibians, including some protected species.
In 2006, one has counted 15,000 Burunduks that were probably exposed as pets since 1960 from their overburdened by her stormy temperament owners. This species is under particular scrutiny because they may undesirably increase ( alien species ); it is often infested with ticks and fleas and thus potential carrier of disease.
History
The forest of Sénart, in the past the druid cult was worshiped, is a relic of the old forest belt in the east of Paris. It is believed that the forest area in the 9th JHT. stretched from Fontainebleau to Vincennes to Livry and Bondy.
Since it is only about 30 kilometers from Paris, he soon awakens the desire of the French kings. He was part of the royal domain of Philippe le Bel ( 1314) to the French Revolution. Saint Louis had then founded the Hermitage of Our Lady of Consolation. For reasons huntsman was Louis XVI. straight forest roads and star-shaped crossroads create to enable the Parforcejagd on wolf and red deer. At the same time, extensive drainage works were located, of which one still can see the ditch Daniel. Louis XVI. then let the pheasant build.
Later, he addressed a " captain of the hunt items in Sénart " one had become for the benefit of his brother, the Count of Provence and future Louis XVIII. , The owner of the castle of Brunoy. A letter of complaint of the inhabitants of Draveil 1789 demanded the cancellation.
In the 17th and 19th centuries, the forest of Sénart is assigned by the timber floating on the Seine Paris. Numerous Koehler lived in the forest and produced charcoal. In 1811 Eugène François Vidocq handle, head of the " National Security Force " on the road to Lieusaint in the forest of Sénart robbers.
The painter Eugène Delacroix the writer Alphonse Daudet lived in Champrosay and have been inspired by the landscape.
Even in the 20th century takes the attraction of the Forêt de Sénart not cover: more than 3 million visitors per year were adopted.
Today, the community forest is managed by the " Office National Forestry ". He is now a sought-after by many area that is often pursue conflicting interests.
On 26 July 2006, a fire destroyed 90 hectares of forest in the communities Brunoy and Montgeron. Mainly coniferous forest was affected by this, which is why you have this part now closed to the public.
Protection rules
With the adoption of 15 Dec. 1995, they declared the area Sénart to protect forests; it involves an area of 3410.4267 hectares, of which 3325.043 in the department of Essonne ( 97.5 %) and 85.3837 (2.5%) are.