Barbizon
Barbizon (LL- (fra)-Xenophôn-Barbizon.wav) is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
Barbizon
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Barbizon (LL- (fra)-Xenophôn-Barbizon.wav) is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
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André Billy
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Léo Marjane
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Théodore Rousseau
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• Name — Barbizon • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Barbizon (Seine-et-Marne).svg • Arrondissement — Fontainebleau • Canton — Fontainebleau • Insee — 77022 • Postal Code — 77630 • Mayor — Gerard Taponat • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Pays de Fontainebleau • Elevation Min M — 75 • Elevation Max M — 93 • Area Km2 — 5.27 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Barbizon (LL- (fra)-Xenophôn-Barbizon.wav) is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
Demographics
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.
Art history
Art history
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. • Illustration — The Sheepfold, Moonlight by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum. • Illustration — The Potato Harvest by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.
Twin towns
Twin towns
• East Bergholt, England • Szentendre, Hungary
Friendship cities
Friendship cities
• Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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1- Théodore RousseauEngraver
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