Ermenonville Forest

Haute-Chaume road near Carrefour crossroads, showing the area's sandy substrate and typical vegetation; Ermenonville Forest, Oise, France

The Ermenonville Forest (French: Forêt d'Ermenonville, pronounced [fɔʁɛ dɛʁmənɔ̃vil]) is a state-owned forest in Oise, France. With the Chantilly Forest and Forest of Halatte, it comprises the bulk of the Massif des Trois Forêts [fr]. The 3,319 hectares (12.81 sq mi) of the national forest itself is the core of a larger unit, made up of numerous privately owned forests including the Chaalis and Morrière woods, with a total area of 6,500 hectares (25 sq mi).[1]: 2–3 

On 3 March 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in the forest and in the commune of Fontaine-Chaalis, killing all 346 people on board.[2]

Today, a memorial to the victims of THY flight 981 stands in the forest.

  1. ^ Corpart, Pascal. Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France (ed.). Découvrons le massif forestier d'Ermenonville. Orry-la-Ville.
  2. ^ "Accident Details." Accident to Turkish Airlines DC-10 TC-JAV in the Ermenonville Forest on 3 March 1974 Final Report Archived 2 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. French State Secretariat for Transport. 1. Retrieved on 13 February 2011.