Huez () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Isère department in southeastern
France
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. The
mountain resort
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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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.
Population
Twin towns
Huez is
twinned with:
*
Bormio
Bormio ( lmo, Bormi, rm, italic=yes, , german: Worms im Veltlintal) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy.
The centre of the upper Valtellina ...
, Italy, since 2005
See also
*
Alpe d'Huez
*
Communes of the Isère department
References
External links
Official site
Communes of Isère
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