| Official Name: | Epen |
| Native Name: | Ieëpe |
| Native Name Lang: | li |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gulpen-Wittem |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 130 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.42 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,025 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6285 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 043 |
Epen (pronounced as /nl/; li|Ieëpe pronounced as /li/) is a village in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and lies about 15 km southwest of Kerkrade. Epen is known for its timber framed houses and is part of the sightseeing tour the Mergellandroute.
The village was first mentioned in 1041 as "in villis ... Apine", and probably means "settlement near a river".[3] Epen developed in the Early Middle Ages.[4]
The Catholic St Paul Conversion Church is a single aisled church with a semi built-in tower with needle spire. The church was built between 1841 and 1842 and the tower was added between 1847 and 1848.[4]
Epen was home to 443 people in 1840. After World War II, it started to developed as a tourist area.[5]