| Bize-Minervois | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de Bize-Minervois (Aude).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Narbonne |
| Canton: | Le Sud-Minervois |
| Insee: | 11041 |
| Postal Code: | 11120 |
| Mayor: | Alain Fabre[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Grand Narbonne |
| Coordinates: | 43.3186°N 2.871°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 34 |
| Elevation Max M: | 323 |
| Area Km2: | 20.80 |
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.[2]
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 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.