AuÃÂeu (, ) is a commune in Bihor County, CriÃÂana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: AuÃÂeu, Cacuciu Vechi (Kiskakucs), CodriÃÂoru (Szekatura), Gheghie (Körösgégény), GroÃÂi (Tà Âtös), and LuncÃÂoara (ÃÂlesdlok).
The commune is located in the eastern part of Bihor County, from the county seat, Oradea, on the border with SÃÂlaj County. It lies on the banks of the CriÃÂul Repede River, at the confluence with its right tributaries, Borod, Pârâul Omului, and GepiÃÂ.
At the 2011 census, AuÃÂeu had a population of 3,033, of which 83.9% were Romanians, 8.8% Roma, and 5.6% Slovaks. Of those inhabitants, 77.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 8.5% Pentecostal, 6.3% Baptist, and 5.9% Roman Catholic. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,702; of those, 81.16% were Romanians, 9.1% Roma, and 4.29% Slovaks.
The , located in Gheghie village, was commissioned by , bishop of Roà ¾à Âava, and was finished in 1860. In 1904, the castle was transformed into a hunting lodge by ÃÂdön Zichy. At the end of World War I, the estate was bought by Gheorghe Mateescu, a boyar from Muntenia. After World War II, the castle was nationalized by the Communist regime; from 1950 to 2006, it served as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients.