Labaroche
Not to be confused with La Baroche.
| Labaroche | ||
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  Labaroche | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Labaroche | ||
| Coordinates: 48°06′38″N 7°11′38″E / 48.1106°N 7.1939°ECoordinates: 48°06′38″N 7°11′38″E / 48.1106°N 7.1939°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Yvan Schiele | |
| Area1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,254 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68173 / 68910 | |
| Elevation |
420–980 m (1,380–3,220 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 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. | ||
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Labaroche (German: Zell) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
It is located in the Vosges mountains at an average altitude of 750 m. There is a post-office, a bank, several hotels, a little super-market, a salon de the, 2 boulangeries, and an interesting museum, Le Musée des métiers du bois. To the south of the village, on top of a mountain called Petit Hohnack, stands the ruin of a medieval castle.
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