Malmaison State Forest, Rueil-Malmaison

The Malmaison State Forest, also known as Bois de Saint-Cucufa, covers 201 hectares across three communes west of Paris: Rueil-Malmaison, Vaucresson, and La Celle-Saint-Cloud. The woodland once formed part of the vast estate acquired by Empress Josephine in 1800, who used it for agriculture, sheep farming, and carriage rides. Today the ONF (National Forestry Office) manages the forest, which is dominated by chestnut trees (44%) and sessile oaks (21%).