Eus

For other uses, see Eus (disambiguation).

Eus ([ɛws] ^ⓘ in both French and Catalan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region in Southern France.^[3] Located just northeast of Prades, it had a population of 380 in 2021. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Eus
Commune
A general view of Eus
Coat of arms
Location of Eus
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Coordinates: 42°38′40″N 2°27′29″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	CC Conflent Canigó
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Montessino[1]
Area 1	20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	381
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym	Iliciens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66074 /66500
Elevation	244–1,143 m (801–3,750 ft) (avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localization

Eus is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Eus and its surrounding communes

Climate

On average, Eus experiences 56.1 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 0.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 0.1 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 30.5 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 28 June 2019, while the record low temperature was −10.9 °C (12.4 °F) on 15 February 2010.^[4]

Climate data for Eus (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	26.3 (79.3)	27.7 (81.9)	28.3 (82.9)	31.7 (89.1)	33.7 (92.7)	42.0 (107.6)	38.4 (101.1)	37.7 (99.9)	35.2 (95.4)	32.6 (90.7)	27.1 (80.8)	24.5 (76.1)	42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.7 (54.9)	13.7 (56.7)	16.4 (61.5)	18.8 (65.8)	22.0 (71.6)	26.4 (79.5)	28.9 (84.0)	28.6 (83.5)	25.1 (77.2)	21.2 (70.2)	16.1 (61.0)	13.2 (55.8)	20.3 (68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.7 (44.1)	7.4 (45.3)	9.9 (49.8)	12.3 (54.1)	15.5 (59.9)	19.4 (66.9)	21.6 (70.9)	21.3 (70.3)	17.9 (64.2)	14.5 (58.1)	9.8 (49.6)	7.0 (44.6)	13.6 (56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.7 (33.3)	1.1 (34.0)	3.3 (37.9)	5.7 (42.3)	9.0 (48.2)	12.4 (54.3)	14.3 (57.7)	14.1 (57.4)	10.7 (51.3)	7.8 (46.0)	3.4 (38.1)	0.8 (33.4)	6.9 (44.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−9.8 (14.4)	−10.9 (12.4)	−9.6 (14.7)	−3.7 (25.3)	−0.7 (30.7)	3.2 (37.8)	6.1 (43.0)	4.0 (39.2)	0.8 (33.4)	−3.0 (26.6)	−10.3 (13.5)	−10.1 (13.8)	−10.9 (12.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.8 (2.16)	33.3 (1.31)	46.2 (1.82)	56.5 (2.22)	50.7 (2.00)	34.0 (1.34)	29.8 (1.17)	34.2 (1.35)	41.1 (1.62)	45.6 (1.80)	65.5 (2.58)	48.1 (1.89)	539.8 (21.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.5	3.8	5.2	7.2	7.5	5.5	4.2	5.3	5.6	5.1	5.5	4.2	64.6
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	370	—
1975	330	−1.62%
1982	355	+1.05%
1990	361	+0.21%
1999	375	+0.42%
2007	400	+0.81%
2012	403	+0.15%
2017	388	−0.76%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department