Époisses, Côte-d'Or

Époisses
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Époisses
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Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E / 47.5078°N 4.1744°E / 47.5078; 4.1744Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E / 47.5078°N 4.1744°E / 47.5078; 4.1744
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  (Jan. 2019)[1]	798
• Density	37/km2 (95/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[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

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External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Époisses, Côte-d'Or.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Époisses.

• 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

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