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| | Boulogne Forest, France |
 | | This 865 hectare/2,135 acre park Bois de Boulogne, crisscrossed by footpaths and bridle-paths but also traversed by broad motor roads, lies on the western boundary of Paris, between the Boulevard Périphérique on the east and the Seine on the west. |
 | | In the 15th C a small settlement called Boulogne grew up on the site, and the name was subsequently applied also to the wood of holm oaks which surrounded it. |
 | | Nowadays the Bois de Boulogne is a popular recreation area, drawing large numbers of people to walk in the park, picnic on the grass, row on the lake or simply do nothing. |
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