Labaroche
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Not to be confused with La Baroche.
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Location within Alsace region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Lapoutroie |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
| Mayor | Yvan Schiele (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 420–980 m (1,380–3,220 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,254 (2006) |
| - Density | 168 /km2 (440 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68173/ 68910 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°06′38″N 7°11′38″E / 48.1106°N 7.1939°E
Labaroche (German: Zell) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace 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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