Barbizon
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Barbizon | |
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![]() The town hall in Barbizon | |
Coordinates:48°26′48″N2°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(2020–2026) | Gerard Taponat[1] |
Area 1 | 5.27 km2(2.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,241 |
• Density | 240/km2(610/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) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Barbizon(French pronunciation:[baʁbizɔ̃] ) is acommune(town) in theSeine-et-Marnedepartmentin north-centralFrance.It is located near theFontainebleau Forest.
Demographics
[edit]The inhabitants are calledBarbizonais.
Art history
[edit]TheBarbizon schoolof painters is named after the village;Théodore RousseauandJean-François Millet,leaders of the school, made their homes and died in the village.Leon Trotskyalso lived here for a short time.
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The Sheepfold, MoonlightbyJean-François Millet.The Walters Art Museum.
International relations
[edit]Twin towns
[edit]Friendship cities
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toBarbizon.
- 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.Retrieved2009-07-30.