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
Area 1	21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	747
• Density	34/km2 (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 km2 (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 cows-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

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