Bize-Minervois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bize-Minervois (INSEE 11041) is in Aude (11), part of CA Le Grand Narbonne. Population 1,355 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 12,340 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.66 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN D'OC · L'AMI DOC - LA STATION). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (MIAM DADOU · RESTAURANT CHEZ JEAN-MARC · LA GRANGE · CAFE DU MIDI · AUBERGE DE LA SELETTE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA PROMENADE · BUVETTE DE CABEZAC). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LO CIGAL). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE JAMAR HENRY, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND DE LORME, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BARTHES DURAND). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BIZE-MINERVOIS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LA BAIGNADE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE JOHANNA). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'OLIVIGNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU PAIN D'OC · L'AMI DOC - LA STATION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | MIAM DADOU · RESTAURANT CHEZ JEAN-MARC · LA GRANGE · CAFE DU MIDI · AUBERGE DE LA SELETTE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DE LA PROMENADE · BUVETTE DE CABEZAC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA LO CIGAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CELINE JAMAR HENRY, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND DE LORME, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BARTHES DURAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BIZE-MINERVOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LA BAIGNADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER DE JOHANNA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE L'OLIVIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,097 (2012) → 1,355 (2023): 23.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 807 (1990) → 1,355 (2023): 67.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 893, of which 20.7 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bize-Minervois): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bize-Minervois): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bize-Minervois): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bize-Minervois): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bize-Minervois): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 68 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARGELIERS weather station, 3.5 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LEZIGNAN-CORBIERES, 19.8 km away at 60 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 587 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARGELIERS, 3.5 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 11041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 11041
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lécluse | 59 | 774 km N | 1,346 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 65 % |
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 225 km E | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fabrezan | 11 | 24 km SW | 1,306 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 202 km NW | 1,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues | 04 | 247 km E | 1,286 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Flamanville | 50 | 780 km NW | 1,639 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrezan | 11 | 24 km SW | 1,306 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 202 km NW | 1,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 225 km E | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues | 04 | 247 km E | 1,286 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lécluse | 59 | 774 km N | 1,346 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 65 % |
| Flamanville | 50 | 780 km NW | 1,639 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Bize-Minervois's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canet | 11 | 9.9 km S | 1,873 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailhac | 11 | 3.9 km SW | 595 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paraza | 11 | 8.2 km SW | 700 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 4.9 km SW | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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