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EusPyrénées-Orientales

A town of 386 in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.

Population
386
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.49
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,890
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Eus a good place to live?

Eus is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Eus stand out

The 2 things Eus does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
30%2%EusMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
30% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
33%22%EusMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Vincent-d'En-Haut
Église Saint-Vincent-d'En-Haut · Inscrit · Photo: Devisme.alain · CC BY-SA 3.0
Eus’ story

Eus in pictures

Eus has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1960.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Antoine Fourquet, born in 1872, is the one person born in Eus before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1960First protected: Église Saint-Vincent
  • 1990Most recently protected: Église Saint-Vincent-d'En-Haut
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eus.

Who lives here

Eus has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24

Under 15: 14% of residents. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.

53.9median age
EusPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Eus
EusPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–245.4%9.4%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP20%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education38%27%30%
Full pageEus’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53.9 median age · 33% are 65 or overHouseholds200 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Eus?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Eus keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Eus is Église Saint-Vincent. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1960
first monument protected
Full pageEus’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Eus?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Eus run lower than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,890 a year per consumption unit

Of those in the labour force, 14.4% are unemployed. Eus has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Eus went to work by public transport.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Eus, 0.5 per working resident
14.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageEus’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€22,890 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work10% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Eus90.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Eus96.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gustave VioletNearest collègeCollègeCollège14690%+3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Charles RenouvierNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée17199%+2 pts
99%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
93%
passed the vocational bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageEus’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 kmLycées96.8% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Eus than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.49/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. Eus recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eus€8.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.45/m² a month)
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageEus’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.49/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Kap’oupa kap and 2 more in and around Eus

Family days out, museums and other places to visit in and near Eus. Best known first.

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Theme parkTheme parkKap’oupa kapin townMuseumMuseumMusée la Solannain townAttractionAttractionPrieuré de Marcevol4.1 km northeast, in Arboussols
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eus

13pages on Eus
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.7 mi awayHousing18 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Eus has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Église Saint-VincentChurch · 15th c.
Église Saint-Vincent-d'En-HautChurch · 18th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Vincent-d'En-Haut: Photo: Devisme.alain · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Eus

One notable person was born in Eus.

Their page →
A
Antoine FourquetRoman Catholic archbishop (1872–1952)

Eus’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →
PradesIlle-sur-TêtMillasSaint-Féliu-d'AvallThuirArles-sur-TechPradesIlle-sur-TêtMillasSaint-Féliu-d'AvallThuirArles-sur-TechEus
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Eus386—————
Prades6,1482.4B−C+CC
Ille-sur-Têt5,5568.5B−B−BD
Millas4,41712DC+CD
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall2,95015—C−—C+
Thuir8,24315C+CCC
Arles-sur-Tech2,81515DC+B−D−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Eus

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Eus is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
386 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
INSEE code
66074

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.