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CorbelinIsère

A town of 2,375 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Corbelin a good place to live?

Corbelin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,086/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 15.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

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

What makes Corbelin stand out

The one thing Corbelin does most differently from other towns.

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How Corbelin grades

Each subject compares Corbelin 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.

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

No historic monuments in Corbelin

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

The nearest classé monument is Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin, in Brégnier-Cordon, 4.6 mi away.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Walibi Rhône-Alpes and 32 more in and around Corbelin

Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Corbelin. Best known first.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbelin.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Corbelin than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 76.0%

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.8 mi off.

76.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Corbelin76.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Arc en CiersNearest collègeCollègeCollège12576%−13 pts
76.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −13 pts against the expected rate
2.5 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+

Fewer commuters in Corbelin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

Jobs located in Corbelin: 450, for 1,050 residents in work (0.4 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,520 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.9% of working residents in Corbelin to work at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Corbelin, 0.4 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth C

Corbelin sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Isère’s towns and compared French towns

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

The nearest emergency department to Corbelin is Ch Yves Touraine, 7.1 mi away. 161 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 172: 6% below. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.

−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Corbelin · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Yves Touraine
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.

Safety

Crime per resident in Corbelin is lower than in 65% of compared French towns

Over 2025, Corbelin logged 29 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).

2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Burglary13
Criminal damage11
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud16

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
23.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 23.8% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HousingCost of living B

The estimated advertised rent in Corbelin is €11.61/m² a month, against €13.13/m² in Isère’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

78 sales of houses and apartments in Corbelin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,086/m².

€2,086/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Corbelin€2,086/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,255/m²61
€11.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.30 to €14.49/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Corbelin, above Isère’s towns and compared French towns

A fifth of residents are 65 or over, near Isère’s towns (21%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 29% of adults. The middle age in Corbelin is 42.6.

42.6median age
CorbelinIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Corbelin
CorbelinIsère medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4424%23%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+20%21%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education29%33%30%

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Corbelin

15pages on Corbelin

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Corbelin

2 notable people were born in Corbelin.

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Corbelin’s neighbors

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

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Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinDolomieuAosteSaint-André-le-GazSaint-Clair-de-la-TourLes Abrets en DauphinéLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinDolomieuAosteSaint-André-le-GazSaint-Clair-de-la-TourLes Abrets en DauphinéCorbelin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Corbelin2,375——BB+C
Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin7,6982.3C+BB−B+
Dolomieu3,1733.2—C—B+
Aoste2,8763.3B+C+A−C−
Saint-André-le-Gaz2,7544.1—B−—A
Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour3,6284.1BC+AC
Les Abrets en Dauphiné6,8504.8BC+C+C+

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

Questions about Corbelin

Is Corbelin safe?

It grades B+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Corbelin good?

They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Corbelin expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,086/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Corbelin grades B for cost of living.

About Corbelin

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Corbelin is a commune of 2,375 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. 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
2,375 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
38124

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.