Orus, Ariège

Orus is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Orus
Commune
A view of the Pyrenees from Orus.
Location of Orus
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Coordinates: 42°46′59″N 1°30′29″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Delpy[1]
Area 1	9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	24
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09222 /09220
Elevation	819–1,980 m (2,687–6,496 ft) (avg. 981 m or 3,219 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Orus are called Orusiens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	8	—
1968	15	+87.5%
1975	11	−26.7%
1982	13	+18.2%
1990	20	+53.8%
1999	18	−10.0%
2008	22	+22.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department