
[After Barbizon, a village of north-central France.]
Village in the forest of Fontainebleau, N central France. It gave its name to a group of 19th-century landscape painters who worked here; they include Corot, Daubigny, and Millet.
Village near the forest of Fontainebleau, much frequented by artists (the École de Barbizon, including Corot, Millet, Daubigny, and Théodore Rousseau) in the mid-19th c.
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Barbizon |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Perthes |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bière |
| Mayor | Pierre Bedouelle (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 75–93 m (246–305 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,588 (2006) |
| - Density | 301 /km2 (780 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77022/ 77630 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E / 48.4467°N 2.6056°E
Barbizon is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
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The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.
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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