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Barbizon
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The town hall in Barbizon
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Location of Barbizon | |
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Coordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E / 48.4467°N 2.6056°E / 48.4467; 2.6056 | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
Canton | Fontainebleau |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Fontainebleau |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gerard Taponat[1] |
Area
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| 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
Population
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| 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
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Elevation | 75–93 m (246–305 ft) |
1 French 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 a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
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. Leon Trotsky also lived here for a short time.
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