Labaroche
Labaroche | |
|---|---|
A general view of Labaroche | |
Location of Labaroche | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Bernard Ruffio |
Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,174 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/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. | |
Labaroche (French pronunciation: [labaʁɔʃ] ⓘ; 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 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.