 He had an affable character and much zeal for the education of youth.Courtépée had great interest in the history of the province of Burgundy, to which he devoted all his available time, including researches in libraries and travels around the province.His "Description générale et particulière du duché de Bourgogne précédée de l'abrégé historique de cette province" (Dijon, 1774–85) was a highly esteemed work that was reprinted in 1846–48.