La Baume

La Baume
An aerial view of La Baume
An aerial view of La Baume
Location of La Baume
La Baume is located in France
La Baume
La Baume
La Baume is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Baume
La Baume
Coordinates: 46°16′59″N 6°36′48″E / 46.2831°N 6.6133°E / 46.2831; 6.6133Coordinates: 46°16′59″N 6°36′48″E / 46.2831°N 6.6133°E / 46.2831; 6.6133
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementThonon-les-Bains
CantonÉvian-les-Bains
IntercommunalityHaut-Chablais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Menoud
Area
1
16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population
(Jan. 2019)
321
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74030 /74430
Elevation636–1,890 m (2,087–6,201 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Baume (French pronunciation: ​[la bom]; Arpitan: La Bôma) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

It is situated in the High Savoy between Thonon-les-Bains and Morzine. According to the French Wikipedia page, it is called 'La Baume' because the church is situated on a rock.

Administration

The current Mayor of La Baume is Jean-François Menoud, elected in 2020.

Demography

Historical population of La Baume
(Source: INSEE)
Year19681975198219901999200720122017
Population214179165191228251250309
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The 'Barrage du Jotty', is a dam of the lake of Le Jotty shared by the communes of La Vernaz and La Baume.

See also



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