Époisses

French commune
nomcommune=Époisses
Château d'Époisses
région=Bourgogne
département=Côte-d'Or
arrondissement=Montbard
canton=Semur-en-Auxois
insee=21247
cp=21460
maire=Marcel Chastang
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=4.17444444444
latitude=47.5077777778
alt moy=266 m
alt mini=233
alt maxi=321 m
hectares=2172
km²=21.72
sans=721
date-sans=1999
dens=33
date-dens=1999

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.

External links

* [http://www.chateaudepoisses.com The impressive medieval and renaissance castle of Époisses]
* [http://www.fromagerie-berthaut.com The original Epoisses cheesmaker]
* [http://www.fromage-epoisses.com/index_uk.html Syndicat de défense de l'Époisses: Cheesemakers support group]
* [http://mairieepoisses.free.fr/ Village of Époisses: town hall site]