Époisses, Côte-d'Or
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| Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E / 47.5078°N 4.1744°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 (2023) | 715 |
| • Density | 32.9/km2 (85.3/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 cow's-milk cheese.