Époisses

Époisses is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France, located around halfway between Dijon and Auxerre.

This article is about the village. For the French cheese, see Époisses de Bourgogne.
Époisses
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Époisses
Époisses
Époisses
Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonSemur-en-Auxois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marcel Chastang
Area
1
21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
796
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21247 /21460
Elevation233–321 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.

The village is known for its native cheese, Époisses de Bourgogne, a pungent unpasteurized cows-milk cheese.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962619—    
1968696+12.4%
1975702+0.9%
1982820+16.8%
1990794−3.2%
1999721−9.2%
2008802+11.2%
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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