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 | |
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 A general view of Eus | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Eus  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°38′40″N 2°27′29″E / 42.6444°N 2.4581°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 (2021)[2] | 380 |
| • 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
editLocalization
editEus is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Climate
editOn 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
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Eus". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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