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{{short description|Ski resort in France}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox mountain | name = L'Alpe d'Huez | photo = Alpe-dhuez-arrivee-tour.jpg | photo_size = 250 | photo_alt = | photo_caption = Tour de France arrival line, Avenue du Rif Nel | elevation_m = 1860 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref= | range = [[Alps]] | listing = [[List of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France|Mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France]] | location = [[Isère]], [[France]] | map = Alps#France | range_coordinates = | label_position = right | map_caption = Alps | coordinates = {{coord|45|03|37|N|6|04|17|E|type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <!-- frwiki --> | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = |fetchwikidata=ALL }} '''L'Alpe d'Huez''' ({{IPA|fr|l‿al.pə d‿ɥɛz}}) is a [[ski resort]] in Southeastern [[France]] at {{convert|1250|to|3330|m|round=5}}. It is a mountain pasture in the central French [[Western Alps]], in the [[Communes of France|commune]] of [[Huez]], which is part of the [[Isère]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]]. It is part of the [[Grandes Rousses]] massif, over the [[Oisans]], and is {{convert|59|km|abbr=on}} from [[Grenoble]]. The Alpe d'Huez resort is accessible from Grenoble by the {{Interlanguage link|Route nationale 91 (France)|fr|3=Route nationale 91 (France)|lt=RD 1091}}, which runs along the [[Romanche]] Valley passing through the communes of [[Livet-et-Gavet]] and [[Le Bourg-d'Oisans]] as well as Haut-Oisans via the [[Col de Sarenne]]. Alpe d'Huez is known internationally as an iconic cycling venue, as it is used regularly in the [[Tour de France]] cycle race, including twice on the same day in [[2013 Tour de France|2013]]. In 2019, it became the site of the first [[Tomorrowland (festival)#Tomorrowland Winter|Tomorrowland Winter]] festival.
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