Barbizon (French pronunciation: [baʁbizɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.

Barbizon
Commune
The town hall in Barbizon
Coat of arms
Location of Barbizon
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Coordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	Fontainebleau
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Fontainebleau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gerard Taponat[1]
Area 1	5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,207
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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. Leon Trotsky also lived here for a short time.

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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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbizon.

• Barbizon website
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Johnson, Clifton (February 3, 1900). "The Village of Jean-François Millet". The Outlook. 64: 275–284. Retrieved 2009-07-30.

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