Bize-Minervois
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Location within Occitanie region
Bize-Minervois
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| Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 2°52′16″E / 43.3186°N 2.871°ECoordinates: 43°19′07″N 2°52′16″E / 43.3186°N 2.871°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Ginestas |
| Intercommunality | Canal du Midi en Minervois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Fabre |
| Area1 | 20.80 km2 (8.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,061 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11041 /11120 |
| Elevation | 34–323 m (112–1,060 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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 1,000 where a quarter of the houses are second homes.
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.
Bize has two bakers, two general stores, a post office, hairdressers, a woodburner store, 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.
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