Huez

Huez-en-Oisans

L'Alpe d'Huez

Coat of arms
Huez-en-Oisans

Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″E / 45.0833°N 6.06°E / 45.0833; 6.06Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 6°03′36″E / 45.0833°N 6.06°E / 45.0833; 6.06
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Yves Noyrey
Area1 14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,398
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.±%
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:

See also

References

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