Époisses, Côte-d'Or

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

Époisses
Commune
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Époisses
Coat of arms
Location of Époisses
Époisses is located in France
Époisses
Époisses
Époisses is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Époisses
Époisses
Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E / 47.5078°N 4.1744°E / 47.5078; 4.1744
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementMontbard
CantonSemur-en-Auxois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Virely[1]
Area
1
21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
724
 • Density33/km2 (86/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.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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