Huez
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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.
Huez | |
|---|---|
Alpe d'Huez | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Huez | |
  Huez  Huez | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″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) |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 1,024–3,081 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. | |
Population
| 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% |
| 2009 | 1,338 | −2.20% |
| 2014 | 1,367 | +0.43% |
| 2020 | 1,298 | −0.86% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
