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Alpe d'Huez Destination Guide

Explore Alpe d'Huez in France

Alpe d'Huez in the region of Rhône-Alpes is a town in France - some 313 mi or ( 504 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Alpe d'Huez is now 03:15 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Geneva, Venosc, Valence, Saint-Mury-Monteymond, and Sainte-Agnes. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Geneva . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alpe d'Huez ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Scare Chair - Alpe d'Huez Alpauris Ski Lift

5:26 min by groovyggg
Views: 2986 Rating: 5.00

Thought I would post this as I was a little aprehensive of this ski lift because of its nickname "The Scare Chair". I have to say that yes, Its steep, but your never actually that far from the ground ..

Tour de France 2008 - Alpe d'Huez

1:02 min by HunterInEurope
Views: 2737 Rating: 5.00

I went to the steepest climb stage in the Tour de France. The riders are so impressive. You have no idea how steep this is. ..


Alpe D'Huez Jan 2008

3:19 min by Lundabo71
Views: 2160 Rating: 0.00

Day three in alpe d'huez, some powder skiing. The video mistakenly says it is 2007... sry about that ..

Alpe Dhuez by Kawasaki ZX6R

12:31 min by Rembrandvdb
Views: 2106 Rating: 5.00

June 13. Driving up L'Alpe D'huez with my Kawasaki ZX6R Model 2000. Part of my trip around Switserland. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Alpe d'Huez Airport

Alpe D'Huez Airport is a small Altiport serving the town of Alpe d'Huez.

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Located at 45.09 6.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airports in France, Articles created via the Article Wizard

Lac Besson

Lac Besson is a lake in Isère, France.

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Located at 45.12 6.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Lakes of Isère

Lac du Verney

Lac du Verney is an artificial reservoir in the department of Isère, in the Rhône-Alpes of France. It serves as the lower reservoir for the Grand'Maison Dam pumped-storage scheme. Neighbouring lakeside communities include Oz and Allemond. Since 2006 it has hosted the opening swim of the

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Located at 45.14 6.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Dams in France, Lakes of Rhône-Alpes, Reservoirs in France

Grand'Maison Dam

The Grand'Maison Dam is an embankment dam on L'Eau d'Olle, a tributary of the Romanche River. It is located in Vaujany of Isère within the French Alps. The primary purpose of the dam is to serve as the upper reservoir for a pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme where Lac du Verney located lower in the valley is the lower reservoir. The dam was constructed between 1978 and 1985 with its power station being commissioned in 1987.

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Located at 45.15 6.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Isère, Dams completed in 1985, Dams in France, Embankment dams, Pumped storage power stations

Lac du Chambon

Lac du Chambon is a lake in Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. At an elevation of 1040 m, its surface area is 1.4 km².

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Located at 45.04 6.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of Isère