| La Baume | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Thonon-les-Bains |
| Canton: | Évian-les-Bains |
| Insee: | 74030 |
| Postal Code: | 74430 |
| Mayor: | Jean-François Menoud[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Haut-Chablais |
| Coordinates: | 46.2831°N 6.6133°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 636 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1890 |
| Area Km2: | 16.91 |
La Baume (pronounced as /fr/; frp|La Bôma) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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.
The current mayor of La Baume is Jean-François Menoud, elected in 2020.
The 'Barrage du Jotty', is a dam of the lake of Le Jotty shared by the communes of La Vernaz and La Baume.