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CorbenayHaute-Saône

A town of 1,248 in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Corbenay a good place to live?

Corbenay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Corbenay grades

Each subject compares Corbenay 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.

How grading works

How TownRatings grades French towns →

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

No historic monuments in Corbenay

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

The nearest classé monument is Château des Bouly, in Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse, 2.4 mi away.

12% 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 Corbenay.

HousingCost of living A+

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Corbenay than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.40/m² a month

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

Corbenay recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Corbenay€7.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€7.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.29/m² a month)
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté

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

Schools

Brevet results near Corbenay run low: 78.0% passed, below Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

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

No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 5.1 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.

78.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Corbenay78.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André MassonNearest collègeCollègeCollège8078%−8 pts
78.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Only 4.5% of commuters in Corbenay go to work without a car, fewer than in Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €23,110 a year per consumption unit, close to Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 11.0% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs based in Corbenay number 550, against 500 residents in work (1.1 per worker).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
550
jobs based in Corbenay, 1.1 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth C−

Corbenay has a higher adjusted death rate than 80% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Adjusted mortality in Corbenay: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 112 residents of Corbenay died, about as many as the 112 expected from France’s death rates at each age. In Haute-Saône, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Corbenay · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gh Haute Saone site Luxeuil
14.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Corbenay than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults

The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.8%. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and above compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Corbenay are older than 48.5.

48.5median age
CorbenayHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Corbenay
CorbenayHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+25%24%22%
No diploma28%25%19%
CAP or BEP35%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education14%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Corbenay

13pages on Corbenay

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Corbenay

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Corbenay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Corbenay’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 Haute-Saône →
Saint-Loup-sur-SemouseFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsLe Val-d'AjolXertignyRemiremontSaint-Loup-sur-SemouseFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsLe Val-d'AjolXertignyRemiremontCorbenay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Corbenay1,248——A+—C−
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse2,8142.5B−A+AD−
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert3,7643.6A−AA+C−
Luxeuil-les-Bains6,6635.6C−ADC−
Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges3,8858.3A−A+AD
Xertigny Vosges2,58911C+A+B+D
Remiremont Vosges7,38815BA−C−B

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

Questions about Corbenay

Is Corbenay safe?

Corbenay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Corbenay good?

They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Corbenay

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Corbenay is a commune of 1,248 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté. 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
1,248 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Comté
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.9 km²)
INSEE code
70171

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.