The forest of Compiègne is roughly circular with a diameter of about 14 km; it is approximately 93 km in circumference and its area is roughly 14,414 hectares, making it the third largest forêt domaniale, a category corresponding to the French State's inalienable domaine, as heir to the monarchy, under a judicial regime distinct from the national patrimoine and from private property, defined by a royal edict issued in 1566.

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