La Baume
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  La Baume | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′59″N 6°36′48″E / 46.2831°N 6.6133°ECoordinates: 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 | Le Biot |
| Intercommunality | Community of communes of the Vallée d'Aulps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Coffy |
| Area1 | 16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 228 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74030 / 74430 |
| Elevation | 636–1,890 m (2,087–6,201 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Baume is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the 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 Mayor of La Baume since March 2008 has been Serge Coffy.
Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 170 | 214 | 179 | 165 | 191 | 228 |
| 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
References
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