Barbizon () is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest.
Demographics The inhabitants are called Barbizonais.
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.
International relations Twin towns East Bergholt, England Szentendre, Hungary
Friendship cities Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
See also Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department List of works by Henri Chapu
References
External links
Barbizon website 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)