Corbigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 23.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times 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.
Each subject compares Corbigny 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbigny.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Corbigny: 42% are 65 or over, above Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
9.5% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 9.7% of the people here. Among adults, 16% have a degree.
59.8median age
CorbignyNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
A home in Corbigny sells for €897/m², less than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.93/m² a month, near Nièvre’s towns (€9.08/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €6.63/m² a month. Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€897/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Corbigny€897/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€899/m²
69
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.14/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
A walkable place: Corbigny beats 86% of compared French towns on foot
At the census, 21.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 12.3%. Corbigny holds 1,250 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 3.1 jobs each.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot17%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Corbigny, 3.1 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Corbigny loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 82 per 100 expected, below Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
393 deaths in Corbigny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 355: 11% above. The nearest emergency department to Corbigny is Hopital de Clamecy, 15.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Corbigny can choose among 2 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Nièvre is 84.1 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Corbigny · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Clamecy
32.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84.1 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nièvre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Corbigny: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Corbigny is Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Léonard. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Corbigny
Is Corbigny safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Is Corbigny expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Corbigny grades A for cost of living.
About Corbigny
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Corbigny is a commune of 1,327 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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
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.
