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Labaroche
Commune in Grand Est, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with La Baroche.
Labaroche (French pronunciation: [labaʁɔʃ] ⓘ; German: Zell) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Labaroche | |
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Coordinates: 48°06′38″N 7°11′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Ruffio[1] |
Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,116 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
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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 thé, 2 boulangeries, and a 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.