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It is a town of 649 residents in Aude, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Durban-Corbières has none. A quarter of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Durban-Corbières does most differently from other towns.
Durban-Corbières has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Durban-Corbières.
20% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 39% of the population. Children are 13% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Durban-Corbières | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Durban-Corbières has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 14.6%, about level with Aude’s towns (14.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 18.1% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 200 residents in work, Durban-Corbières has 250 jobs: 1.2 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Durban-Corbières recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 89% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Durban-Corbières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Durban: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Durban-Corbières yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durban-Corbières | 649 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sigean | 5,657 | 8.4 | D | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 5,852 | 12 | D | C− | D | D− |
| Salses-le-Château Pyrénées-Orientales | 3,965 | 12 | D− | C | C | C− |
| Leucate | 4,562 | 14 | D− | D | D− | D |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 14 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Espira-de-l'Agly Pyrénées-Orientales | 3,524 | 15 | D | C | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Durban-Corbières is a commune of 649 people in the Communauté de communes Corbières Salanque Méditerranée. 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
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.