La Baume (French pronunciation: [la bom]; Arpitan: 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.