Labaroche
Not to be confused with La Baroche.
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Location within Grand Est region Labaroche | ||
Coordinates: 48°06′38″N 7°11′38″E / 48.1106°N 7.1939°ECoordinates: 48°06′38″N 7°11′38″E / 48.1106°N 7.1939°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Haut-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Yvan Schiele | |
Area1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,254 | |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 68173 / 68910 | |
Elevation |
420–980 m (1,380–3,220 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 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. |
Labaroche (German: Zell) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is located in the Vosges mountains at an average altitude of 750 m. There is a post-office, a bank, several hotels, a little super-market, a salon de the, 2 boulangeries, and an interesting museum, Le Musée des métiers du bois. To the south of the village, on top of a mountain called Petit Hohnack, stands the ruin of a medieval castle.
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