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Huez

Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″E / 45.0833°N 6.06°E / 45.0833; 6.06
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Huez
Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d'Huez
Coat of arms of Huez
Location of Huez
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Huez is located in France
Huez
Huez
Huez is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Huez
Huez
Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″E / 45.0833°N 6.06°E / 45.0833; 6.06
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonOisans-Romanche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Yves Noyrey[1]
Area
1
14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,281
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38191 /38750
Elevation1,024–3,081 m (3,360–10,108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Huez (French pronunciation: [ɥɛz]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. The mountain resort Alpe d'Huez is located in the commune. L'Alpe d'Huez is often an ascent on the Tour de France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 619—    
1975 1,410+12.48%
1982 1,154−2.82%
1990 1,265+1.15%
1999 1,671+3.14%
2009 1,338−2.20%
2014 1,367+0.43%
2020 1,298−0.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns

Huez is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE