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Huez

Huez-en-Oisans
L'Alpe d'Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez
Coat of arms of Huez-en-Oisans
Coat of arms
Huez-en-Oisans is located in France
Huez-en-Oisans
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.

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

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.

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