La Baume

La Baume
An aerial view of La Baume An aerial view of La Baume
La Baume
Location within Rhône-Alpes region La Baume
Coordinates:
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)
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

Historical population of La Baume
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
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

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

• INSEE