Barbizon

For other uses, see Barbizon (disambiguation).

Barbizon
Barbizon
Location within Île-de-France region  Barbizon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Perthes
Intercommunality	Pays de Bière
Mayor	Pierre Bedouelle (2008–2014)
Statistics
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.

Barbizon is a commune 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.

International relations

Twin towns

• East Bergholt, England
• Szentendre, Hungary

Friendship cities

• Asago, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

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)
• Johnson, Clifton (January 13 1900). "The Village of Jean-François Millet". The Outlook 64: 275–284. http://books.google.com/?id=l2pyPw_hYuAC&pg=PA275. Retrieved 2009-07-30.