La Beaume

La Beaume
Commune
The La Beaume railway station, on the line between Livron and Aspres-sur-Buëch
Location of La Beaume
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Coordinates: 44°33′11″N5°38′15″E / 44.5531°N 5.6375°E / 44.5531; 5.6375
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Serres
Intercommunality	Buëch-Dévoluy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Rousseau [1]
Area 1	29.64 km2 (11.44 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	153
• Density	5.16/km2 (13.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05019 /05140
Elevation	786–1,640 m (2,579–5,381 ft) (avg. 882 m or 2,894 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Beaume (French pronunciation: [labom] ; Occitan : La Bauma) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	192	—
1975	155	−3.01%
1982	131	−2.37%
1990	145	+1.28%
1999	140	−0.39%
2007	160	+1.68%
2012	159	−0.13%
2017	154	−0.64%
2023	153	−0.11%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE