La Baume | |
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![]() An aerial view of La Baume | |
Coordinates: 46°16′59″N 6°36′48″E / 46.2831°N 6.6133°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
Canton | Évian-les-Bains |
Intercommunality | Haut-Chablais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Menoud[1] |
Area 1 | 16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 321 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74030 /74430 |
Elevation | 636–1,890 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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 214 | — |
1975 | 179 | −2.52% |
1982 | 165 | −1.16% |
1990 | 191 | +1.85% |
1999 | 228 | +1.99% |
2007 | 251 | +1.21% |
2012 | 250 | −0.08% |
2017 | 309 | +4.33% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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
- Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
- Leesville, Texas, its land majorly granted to the late Countship of La Baume
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE