- Barbizon
French commune
nomcommune=Barbizon|
x = 143
y = 85
lat_long=coord|48|26|48|N|2|36|20|E
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne | arrondissement=Melun
canton=Perthes
insee= 77022
cp= 77630
maire=Pierre Bedouelle
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Pays de Bière
alt mini=75 m
alt maxi=93 m
km²= 5.27
sans= 1,490
date-sans=1999
dens= 283
date-dens=1999Barbizon is a village and a commune of the
Seine-et-Marne "département", inFrance , located near theFontainebleau Forest .Demographics
The inhabitants are called "Barbizonais".
As of the
census of 1999, there where 1,490 people residing in the village.Miscellaneous
The
Barbizon school of painters is named after the village;Théodore Rousseau andJean-François Millet , leaders of the school, made their homes and died in the village.ee also
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Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department External links
* [http://www.barbizon.fr/ Barbizon website]
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77022.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77022 French Ministry of Culture list for Barbizon] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=Barbizon&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Barbizon on Michelin] en icon
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