Barbizon

Barbizon
Coat of arms
Barbizon
Location within Île-de-France region  Barbizon
Coordinates: 48°26′48″N 2°36′20″E / 48.4467°N 2.6056°E / 48.4467; 2.6056Coordinates: 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	Melun
Canton	Fontainebleau
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Fontainebleau
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Bedouelle
Area1	5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,588
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barbizon 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.

The Sheepfold, Moonlight by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.

The Potato Harvest by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.