Eus

Commune in Occitania, France
Coat of arms of Eus
Coat of arms
Location of Eus
Map
(2020–2026) Joseph Montessino[1]Area
1
20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
380 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
66074 /66500
Elevation244–1,143 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.

Eus ([ɛws] in both French and Catalan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

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
Places adjacent to Eus
Sournia Campoussy
Molitg-les-Bains,
Catllar
Eus
Arboussols
Prades Los Masos Marquixanes

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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Eus". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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