Eus
Eus ([ɛws] in both French and Catalan) is a ⓘcommune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
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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 | Conflent Canigó |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joseph Montessino[1] |
Area 1 | 20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
Population | 377 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
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 June 28, 2019, while the record low temperature was −10.9 °C (12.4 °F) on February 15, 2010.[4]
Climate data for Eus (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Eus". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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