La Baume

La Baume is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

La Baume
Commune
An aerial view of La Baume
Location of La Baume
La Baume La Baume
Coordinates: 46°16′59″N 6°36′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Thonon-les-Bains
Canton	Évian-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Vallée d'Aulps
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Serge Coffy
Area ^1	16.91 km^2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	309
• Density	18/km^2 (47/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Historical population of La Baume
(Source: INSEE[2])

Year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2012	2017
Population	214	179	165	191	228	251	250	309
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

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
• Leesville, Texas, its land majorly granted to the late Countship of La Baume

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE