The support is great. "Brigitte Macron, accepted my proposal to be godmother of Fontainebleau's candidacy for UNESCO's world heritage of humanity," rejoices Frédéric Valletoux, the mayor (Agir) of the imperial city. It is a major weight support. Bertrand Munch, director general of the National Office of Forests (ONF), was also present.
Launched at the end of 2016, this application could accelerate at the start of the next school year. "There is a commission within the Ministry of Culture which must register the file on the indicative list of selected French sites that the State will support", specifies the councilor.
This would make it possible to incorporate the castle, already listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981, and the Fontainebleau national forest, 22,000 ha strong in this classification. A logical project, the castle having been built over the years and the kings of France who came to hunt in this area. Unique in France, the massif already has the Natura 2000, Biosphere Reserve and Protection Forest label.
She visited the castle and the site of the future hospital
"The first lady, very attached to culture, paid a visit to the château at the end of the day," explains Frédéric Valletoux. This application is a real long-distance race. "
Brigitte Marcon, president of the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris-Hôpitaux de France, came at the start to visit the university health center, the nursing home and the site of the future hospital. "We worked a lot together during the Covid-19 crisis," said Frédéric Valletoux, also president of the Fédération hospitalière de France. I was struck by the very positive reception she received during the visits. "