Huez

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-en-Oisans
Commune
L'Alpe d'Huez
Coat of arms
Location of Huez-en-Oisans
Huez-en-Oisans
Huez-en-Oisans
Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonOisans-Romanche
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Yves Noyrey
Area
1
14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,307
 • Density93/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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793368—    
1806407+10.6%
1821406−0.2%
1831465+14.5%
1841424−8.8%
1851485+14.4%
1861450−7.2%
1872474+5.3%
1881418−11.8%
1891402−3.8%
1901372−7.5%
1911353−5.1%
1921330−6.5%
1931269−18.5%
1946482+79.2%
1954331−31.3%
1962493+48.9%
19751,410+186.0%
19821,154−18.2%
19901,265+9.6%
19991,671+32.1%
20061,327−20.6%
20111,398+5.4%

Twin towns

Huez is twinned with:

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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