A larger share of couples with children than 95% of compared French towns: 36%
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 4.8% of homes are flats in Corbehem. There were 880 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 2,258 residents. Households in social housing account for 8.4%. The median age locally is 40.2, lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Corbehem
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Corbehem changed by −2% from 2012 to 2023, behind 77% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Pas-de-Calais town −1%.
In Corbehem, 19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 68% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Corbehem 40.2. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in half of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Corbehem, 26% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.5 people each. Few places have as many single-parent households: 12% here, more than in 77% of compared French towns. Typically, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of second homes than 81% of compared French towns: 1%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Corbehem, 5.1%. At 11%, the share of households without a car is higher than in 52% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households that moved in under two years ago: 8.3%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 30%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,720 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €24,720 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 64% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 11.0% of the population.
Corbehem ranks above 68% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 17%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
30% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. In Corbehem, 7.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Corbehem, 1.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Corbehem comes in at 0.5%. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 20% of residents 15 and over are single in Corbehem
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of married residents is 47%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 84% of compared French towns: 21%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
By its share of adults with no qualification (23%), Corbehem is above 71% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 3rd youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Corbehem, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbehem | 40.2 | 19% | 1% | 1.1% |
| Courchelettes 2,855 · 0.8 mi | 47.3 | 27% | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| Brebières 5,283 · 1.2 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Lambres-lez-Douai 4,883 · 1.5 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Vitry-en-Artois 4,849 · 3 mi | 41.4 | 22% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Cuincy 6,467 · 3.1 mi | 44 | 23% | 0.4% | 4.7% |
| Douai 40,250 · 3.1 mi | 37.8 | 19% | 1.5% | 8.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Corbehem
What is the population of Corbehem?
2,258 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (2,298).
How old are Corbehem’s residents?
The median age is 40.2, younger than 78% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Corbehem?
9, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Corbehem?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Corbehem?
€24,720 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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