Église · Inscrit · Photo: Jlvalero · CC BY-SA 3.0
Corbreuse’s story
Corbreuse in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Corbreuse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Explore the history →CorbreuseEssonne
A town of 1,640 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Population
1,640
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€2,663
per m² · 52 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€13.97
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€30,420
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
17%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%
Is Corbreuse a good place to live?
Corbreuse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,663/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH). Its strongest is walkability (A−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
StrongestA−Walkability
How Corbreuse grades
Each subject compares Corbreuse with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityA−Open →Jobs & income6.8% unemploymentB+Open →SchoolsCOpen →Cost of livingC+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C and A−BOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbreuse.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Corbreuse has lower unemployment than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%
Corbreuse sits below both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Corbreuse has 200 jobs for 800 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €30,420 a year per consumption unit.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport13%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Corbreuse, 0.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Corbreuse run low: 78.0% passed, below Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Corbreuse below both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km
Corbreuse78.0%
Median of towns87.5%
Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km
Corbreuse92.5%
Median of towns92.9%
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CondorcetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 78%−13 pts |
| Lycée Nikola TeslaNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 445 | 97%+2 pts |
97%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
81%
passed the vocational bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
78.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −13 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Corbreuse costs an estimated advertised €13.97/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,663/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Corbreuse from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,663/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Corbreuse€2,663/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,632/m² | 43 |
€13.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.98 to €16.29/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Corbreuse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
1950
first monument protected
8.4%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Corbreuse records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 226 residents of Corbreuse died, against 188 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Corbreuse · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan
10.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 20% are 65 or over, against 12% and 16% in the median compared commune of Essonne. 34% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Essonne 39%, France 30%).
45.2median age
CorbreuseEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Corbreuse | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Ouÿe and 4 more in and around Corbreuse
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Corbreuse. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de l'Ouÿe2.5 km east, in Les Granges-le-RoiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Mesme3.6 km north, in Sainte-MesmeAttractionAttractionFontaine Frileuse4.2 km east, in Les Granges-le-RoiMuseumMuseumMusée du Costume Militaire3.4 km north, in Sainte-MesmeAttractionAttractionPuits des Granges4.1 km east, in Les Granges-le-Roi
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Corbreuse
15pages on Corbreuse
The big questions
Safety5 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCost of livingC+Median €2,663/m² · rent €13.97/m² a monthHousing52 sales on record, the last three yearsSchoolsCOne collèges and one lycées within 5 kmHealthB1 GP · nearest emergency department 3 mi awayWork & commuteB+200 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Landmarks
Corbreuse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Classé
Fontaine de Sainte-MesmeFountain · 16th c. · in Sainte-Mesme, 2.1 mi
Classé
Église Saint-GermainChurch · 13th–17th c. · in Dourdan, 3.1 mi
Classé
Église paroissiale Saint-DenisChurch · 11th & 15th c. · in Roinville, 4.5 mi
Classé
église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 13th & 16th c. · in Garancières-en-Beauce, 4.9 mi
Famous people from Corbreuse
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Corbreuse yet.
Corbreuse’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
DourdanSaint-Arnoult-en-YvelinesAblisSaint-ChéronAuneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienÉtampesCorbreuse
How the neighbors grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbreuse | 1,640 | — | — | C+ | — | B |
| Dourdan | 11,415 | 3.1 | C | C− | C | B− |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines Yvelines | 5,875 | 5.1 | A− | C | A− | A− |
| Ablis Yvelines | 3,913 | 5.6 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,132 | 8.3 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien Eure-et-Loir | 6,419 | 9.1 | C+ | B− | B− | C+ |
| Étampes | 26,857 | 10 | D | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Corbreuse
Is Corbreuse safe?
Corbreuse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Corbreuse good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 445 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Nikola Tesla in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Corbreuse expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,663/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Corbreuse grades C+ for cost of living.
About Corbreuse
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Corbreuse is a commune of 1,640 people in the Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH). 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
- 1,640 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH)
- Département
- Essonne (91)
- Région
- Île-de-France
- Area
- 6.1 sq mi (15.9 km²)
- INSEE code
- 91175
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.