Époisses

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

Époisses
Chateau
Coat of arms
Époisses
Location within Burgundy region Époisses
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Semur-en-Auxois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marcel Chastang
Area1	21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	802
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Époisses 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 cheese, Époisses de Bourgogne, 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

References

• INSEE

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