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ÉpoissesCôte-d'Or

Home to 715 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Époisses a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Époisses has none. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Époisses stand out

The 2 things Époisses does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Époisses’ story

Époisses in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Époisses: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Baptiste Simon Firmin Marie, born in 1769, is the one person born in Époisses before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Époisses.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Époisses, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.9% of residents. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.

50.7median age
ÉpoissesCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Époisses
ÉpoissesCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–249.9%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma25%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education20%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Époisses keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
13th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Époisses run lower than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,180 a year per consumption unit

Époisses holds 350 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. 11.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Époisses, 1.2 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Époisses than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.42/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Of the homes sold, 93% were houses. Époisses recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Époisses€8.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €10.26/m² a month)
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Époisses

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Landmarks

Époisses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Époisses

One notable person was born in Époisses.

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Époisses’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Semur-en-AuxoisMontbardAvallonVenarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardAvallonVenarey-les-LaumesÉpoisses
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Époisses715—————
Semur-en-Auxois3,9867.8A−A−CB−
Montbard4,63912BA−C+A−
Avallon Yonne6,30512B−A−D−C
Venarey-les-Laumes2,74713A−AA+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Époisses

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Époisses is a commune of 715 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
715 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.4 sq mi (21.7 km²)
INSEE code
21247

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.