Bize-Minervois | |
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Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 2°52′16″E / 43.3186°N 2.871°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Le Sud-Minervois |
Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Fabre [1] |
Area 1 | 20.80 km2 (8.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,258 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
11041 /11120 |
Elevation | 34–323 m (112–1,060 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bize-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Located on the edge of the Haut-Minervois in the Cesse valley, Bize lies between the fertile sedimentary plain of Narbonne and the causses of the Minervois and the Montagne Noire. Bize is situated approximately 3 km north of the D5 between Olonzac and Capestang. Bize is a small village with a population approximately 1,200 where 19% of the houses are second homes. [3]
Bize is first mentioned in 911 in the will of man named Walcharius who left the lands of the parish of Saint-Saturnin of Bizan to the Archbishop of Narbonne. During the religious wars of the 16th century Bize changed hands many times and in 1573 was fortified as a protestant stronghold against the catholic Bishops of Narbonne.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 1,001 | — |
1975 | 921 | −1.18% |
1982 | 783 | −2.29% |
1990 | 807 | +0.38% |
1999 | 872 | +0.86% |
2009 | 1,072 | +2.09% |
2014 | 1,110 | +0.70% |
2020 | 1,243 | +1.90% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
Bize has two bakers, two general stores, a post office, hairdressers, a pharmacy, and a wine cave. There is also a bar and several restaurants. Sporting facilities include a boulodrome, football pitches (home of Bize FC), tennis courts and in the summer the Cesse is dammed to create a freshwater swimming hole.
Bize-Minervois | |
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Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 2°52′16″E / 43.3186°N 2.871°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Le Sud-Minervois |
Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Fabre [1] |
Area 1 | 20.80 km2 (8.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,258 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
11041 /11120 |
Elevation | 34–323 m (112–1,060 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bize-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Located on the edge of the Haut-Minervois in the Cesse valley, Bize lies between the fertile sedimentary plain of Narbonne and the causses of the Minervois and the Montagne Noire. Bize is situated approximately 3 km north of the D5 between Olonzac and Capestang. Bize is a small village with a population approximately 1,200 where 19% of the houses are second homes. [3]
Bize is first mentioned in 911 in the will of man named Walcharius who left the lands of the parish of Saint-Saturnin of Bizan to the Archbishop of Narbonne. During the religious wars of the 16th century Bize changed hands many times and in 1573 was fortified as a protestant stronghold against the catholic Bishops of Narbonne.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 1,001 | — |
1975 | 921 | −1.18% |
1982 | 783 | −2.29% |
1990 | 807 | +0.38% |
1999 | 872 | +0.86% |
2009 | 1,072 | +2.09% |
2014 | 1,110 | +0.70% |
2020 | 1,243 | +1.90% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
Bize has two bakers, two general stores, a post office, hairdressers, a pharmacy, and a wine cave. There is also a bar and several restaurants. Sporting facilities include a boulodrome, football pitches (home of Bize FC), tennis courts and in the summer the Cesse is dammed to create a freshwater swimming hole.