Leusë (Albanian definite form: Leusa) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.

[1] Leusë takes its name from the Greek word "Eleusa" (Ελεούσα), which means "merciful".

The location of the village perhaps derived from its vicinity to an easy route toward Ioannina that thus ensured a swift communication with Greece.

[7] The Feast of the Dormition of Mary is celebrated in Leusë according to a ritual which takes place throughout villages in southern Albania.

People gather around the church on the night of 14 August and concludes with a mass in honour of the Virgin Mary on the following morning.