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It is a town of 320 residents in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Baume isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 31% of its housing. Few residents are of retirement age: 12% are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Baume does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Baume as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Abondance, 5 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Baume.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of La Baume is older than 40, half younger. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Baume | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,710 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in La Baume: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). 3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 80% were houses. House rents are put at about €14.35/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in La Baume.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Baume is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Baume as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Baume | 320 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 6.2 | — | C | — | B− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 7.8 | — | D | — | A |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 7.9 | — | C | — | A− |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 8 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Morzine | 2,658 | 8.3 | C+ | D | D | A− |
| Publier | 7,864 | 8.4 | B | D | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Baume is a commune of 320 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Chablais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.