Huez

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Huez

(2020–2026) Jean-Yves Noyrey^[1]Area

14 km² (5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,281 • Density92/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.

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
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]

Twin towns

Huez is twinned with:

Bormio, Italy, since 2005

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE