Barbizon
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The town hall in Barbizon | |
Coat of arms | |
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Barbizon | |
Coordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E / 48.4467°N 2.6056°ECoordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E / 48.4467°N 2.6056°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
Canton | Fontainebleau |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Fontainebleau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Philippe Douce |
Area 1 | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,169 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/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. |
Barbizon (French: [baʁbizɔ̃] (listen)) 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. Leon Trotsky also lived here for a short time.
The Sheepfold, Moonlight by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.
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[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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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