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Commune of Barbizon |
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| Administration | ||
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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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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 75 m–93 m | |
| Land area¹ | 5.27 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1,490 | |
| - Density | 283/km² (1999) | |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Barbizon is a village and a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France, located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
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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 and Jean-François Millet, leaders of the school, made their homes and died in the village.
See also
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)
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