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CorbenyAisne

A town of 851 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Corbeny a good place to live?

Corbeny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Corbeny’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Corbeny’s story

No historic monuments in Corbeny

The Culture ministry lists no building in Corbeny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Vauclair, in Bouconville-Vauclair, 3.5 mi away.

3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbeny.

Who lives here

Few people in Corbeny are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. At 39.7, the median resident of Corbeny sits in the middle of the age range.

39.7median age
CorbenyAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Corbeny
CorbenyAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–248.6%12%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma23%31%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education22%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Corbeny has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

The median disposable income was €25,500 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Corbeny: 300, for 400 residents in work (0.7 each). Also worth knowing: on foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.2% of commuters travelled at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Corbeny, 0.7 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

81.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Corbeny81.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Léopold Sédar SenghorNearest collègeCollègeCollège8981%−4 pts
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
0.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Corbeny costs less than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Corbeny.

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Corbeny€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €10.98/m² a month)
€8.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré Saint-Marcoul de Corbeny and 3 more in and around Corbeny

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Corbeny. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Corbeny

13pages on Corbeny

Landmarks

Nothing in Corbeny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Corbeny

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Corbeny as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Corbeny’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aisne →
Villeneuve-sur-AisneAthies-sous-LaonLaonFismesSaint-Brice-CourcellesBéthenyVilleneuve-sur-AisneAthies-sous-LaonLaonFismesSaint-Brice-CourcellesBéthenyCorbeny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Corbeny851—————
Villeneuve-sur-Aisne2,7927.1—A−—C+
Athies-sous-Laon2,5789.7A−A−AC+
Laon24,22011C−B+D−C−
Fismes Marne5,85012C−B+C+D
Saint-Brice-Courcelles Marne3,56616CCC−C+
Bétheny Marne6,97516BCC+A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Corbeny

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Corbeny is a commune of 851 people in the Communauté de communes du Chemin des Dames. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
851 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Chemin des Dames
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code
02215

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.