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| Paimpont forest Forêt de Paimpont / Brocéliande Koad Pempont | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Around Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France |
| Area | 9,000 hectares (2010)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Governing body | Mostly private, a small part under the ONF |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest |
Paimpont Forest (French: Forêt de Paimpont, Breton: Koad Pempont), also known as Brocéliande Forest (French: Forêt de Brocéliande), is a temperate forest located around the village of Paimpont in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, France. Covering an area of 9,000 hectares, it is part of a larger forest area that covers the neighboring departments of Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor. It contains the castles Château de Comper and Château de Trécesson as well as the Forges of Paimpont, a national historical site. It has been associated with the forest of Brocéliande and many locations from Arthurian legend, including the Val sans retour, the tomb of Merlin, and the fountain of Barenton.
- ^ "" Document d'objectifs- Forêt de Paimpont – Tome 1 – rapport de synthèse sur l'état des lieux "" (PDF). .bretagne.ecologie.gouv.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2018-06-02.