Époisses, Côte-d'Or
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Époisses (French pronunciation: [epwas] ⓘ) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France, located around halfway between Dijon and Auxerre.
This article is about the French village. For the cheese, see Époisses cheese.
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Époisses | |
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Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 4°10′28″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Virely[1] |
Area 1 | 21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 747 |
• Density | 34/km2 (89/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. |
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The village is known for its Époisses cheese, a pungent unpasteurized cows-milk cheese.