Barbizon
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Commune of Barbizon |
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Location | ||
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Coordinates | ||
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. | ||
Barbizon is a village and a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France, located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
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[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.
As of the census of 1999, there where 1,490 people residing in the village.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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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