Huez
Huez | |
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 Alpe d'Huez | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Huez | |
Location within France Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″E / 45.0833°N 6.06°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Noyrey[1] |
Area 1 | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,081 m (10,108 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,024 m (3,360 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,244 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38191 /38750 |
| 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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 619 | — |
| 1975 | 1,410 | +12.48% |
| 1982 | 1,154 | −2.82% |
| 1990 | 1,265 | +1.15% |
| 1999 | 1,671 | +3.14% |
| 2007 | 1,312 | −2.98% |
| 2012 | 1,411 | +1.47% |
| 2017 | 1,307 | −1.52% |
| 2023 | 1,244 | −0.82% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
[edit]Huez is twinned with:
Bormio, Italy, since 2005
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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