Paimpont forest

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Paimpont forest Forêt de Paimpont / Brocéliande Koad Pempont
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.