Places to visit in Barbizon, led by Musée des Peintres de Barbizon
Barbizon and its surroundings hold 6 attractions, 5 museums and 5 galleries. We list 9 places to visit in Barbizon and 10 within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, 2 are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 9 of the places on the list. A longer outing takes you to Château de Fontainebleau, 8.5 km off.
Most famous in Barbizon
Once you have seen Musée des Peintres de Barbizon, try 4 galleries and a museum.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Places on the map
The 10 outside town cluster to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Barbizon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Museums or galleries number 10, other sights 6.
Dark: in Barbizon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
19 places in all: 9 in town and 10 within 5 km of its centre.
The 9 places in Barbizon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Château de Fontainebleau, at 8.5 km, heads the 12.
ChâteauChâteau de Fontainebleau8.5 km southeast, in FontainebleauAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vaux-le-Vicomte16 km northeast, in MaincyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courances10 km west, in Courances
CathedralCathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry24 km northwest, in Évry-Courcouronnes
MuseumChâteau de Nemours21 km south, in Nemours
MuseumMusée de l'atelier Rosa Bonheur14 km southeast, in ThomeryCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Spire de Corbeil-Essonnes21 km northwest, in Corbeil-EssonnesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Choisy-le-Roi38 km north, in Choisy-le-RoiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Blandy-les-Tours19 km northeast, in BlandyGardenGardenConservatoire national des plantes à parfum, médicinales, aromatiques et industrielles11 km southwest, in Milly-la-Forêt
ChâteauChâteau de Moret18 km southeast, in Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
ChâteauChâteau de Brie-Comte-Robert27 km north, in Brie-Comte-RobertPlaces within 40 km of Barbizon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Barbizon
What is there to see in Barbizon?
The first on our list in Barbizon are Musée des Peintres de Barbizon, Maison-atelier de Jean-François Millet, Galerie l'Angélus and Atelier Mélanie Quentin. We list 9 places in town. Another 10 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Barbizon?
10 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Peintres de Barbizon, Maison-atelier de Jean-François Millet, Galerie l'Angélus and Atelier Mélanie Quentin.
Which places in Barbizon are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Barbizon are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Musée des Peintres de Barbizon and Maison-atelier de Jean-François Millet.
What well-known places are within a day out of Barbizon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Fontainebleau (8.5 km), Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (16 km), Château de Courances (10 km), Cathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry (24 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Barbizon, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Château de Fontainebleau: user:Carolus, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry: Pino Musi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Nemours: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'atelier Rosa Bonheur: Architect : unknown Photography : Teofilo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Moret: Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Brie-Comte-Robert: Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.