La Baume (; frp, La Bôma) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Ann ...
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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in south-eastern
France
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.
Geography
It is situated in the High Savoy between
Thonon-les-Bains
Thonon-les-Bains (; frp, Tonon), often simply referred to as Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 35,241. Thonon-les-Bains is ...
and
Morzine
Morzine (; frp, Morzena) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.
A traditional market town in the heart of the Portes du Soleil, Morzine is dominated by chalets spread across a riv ...
. 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
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
The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
*
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, its land majorly granted to the late Countship of La Baume
References
Communes of Haute-Savoie
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