Barbizon

For other uses, see Barbizon (disambiguation).

Barbizon
Coat of arms
Barbizon
Location within Île-de-France region Barbizon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Perthes
Intercommunality	Pays de Bière
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Bedouelle
Area1	5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,588
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77022 / 77630
Elevation	75–93 m (246–305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Barbizon is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.

Art history

The Barbizon school of painters is named after the village; Théodore Rousseau and Jean-François Millet, leaders of the school, made their homes and died in the village.

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  The Sheepfold, Moonlight by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.

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  The Potato Harvest by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.

International relations

Twin towns

• East Bergholt, England
• Szentendre, Hungary

Friendship cities

• Asago, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
• List of works by Henri Chapu

References

• INSEE

External links

• Barbizon website
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Barbizon (French)
• Map of Barbizon on Michelin (English)