Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 96 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Corbère-Abères is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Corbère-Abères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Corbère-Abères as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ou de l'Assomption de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie, in Lembeye, 1.9 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbère-Abères.
Over-65s are 35% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Corbère-Abères | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.2% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 8.9%. At the census, 9.8% of working residents in Corbère-Abères didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Vic-BilhNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 92%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Corbère-Abères.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Corbère-Abères is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Corbère-Abères.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbère-Abères | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 9.6 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Morlaàs | 4,374 | 13 | A+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Serres-Castet | 4,418 | 15 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
| Sauvagnon | 3,579 | 16 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,399 | 16 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Idron | 5,340 | 16 | A | C− | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Corbère-Abères is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté de communes du Nord Est Béarn. 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
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 November 9, 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.