Époisses, Côte-d'Or

This article is about the French village. For the cheese, see Époisses cheese.

Époisses
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Époisses
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Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Semur-en-Auxois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Virely[1]
Area ^1	21.72 km^2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	747
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21247 /21460
Elevation	233–321 m (764–1,053 ft) (avg. 266 m or 873 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Époisses (French pronunciation: [epwas] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France, located around halfway between Dijon and Auxerre.

The village is known for its Époisses cheese, a pungent unpasteurized cow's-milk cheese.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	619	—
1968	696	+12.4%
1975	702	+0.9%
1982	820	+16.8%
1990	794	−3.2%
1999	721	−9.2%
2008	802	+11.2%

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• The impressive medieval and renaissance castle of Époisses
• The original Epoisses cheesmaker
• Syndicat de défense de l'Époisses: Cheesemakers support group
• Village of Époisses: town hall site