Époisses
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
Mayor | Marcel Chastang (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 233 m–321 m (avg. 266 m) |
Land area¹ | 21.72 km² |
Population² (1999) |
721 |
- Density | 33/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 21247/ 21460 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: 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 most famous for its namesake cheese, Époisses de Bourgogne, a pungent unpasteurized cows-milk cheese.
[edit] 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
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