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Barbizon | |
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 The town hall in Barbizon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Barbizon | |
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| Coordinates:48°26′48″N2°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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gerard Taponat[1] |
Area 1 | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,265 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (622/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77022 /77630 |
| 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 acommune (town) in theSeine-et-Marnedepartment in north-centralFrance. It is located near theFontainebleau Forest.
The inhabitants are calledBarbizonais.
TheBarbizon 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.Leon Trotsky also lived here for a short time.
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