Below 90% of compared French towns: 3.8% of homes stand empty
31% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). Census day 2023: 11,315 residents and 4,260 households in Corbas. Residents aged 65 and over come to 19% in the town, about two in ten. At 8.2%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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.
A +3% change since 2012: slower than 59% 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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and +2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +10% in Rhône.
Younger than 79% of compared French towns: half of Corbas is under 40
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Corbas 40. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 13% in Corbas and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
In Corbas, 30% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 76% 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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
There is little gap on single-parent households: 9.4%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Fewer second homes than 83% of compared French towns: 0.9%
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 last two years, one in ten households moved in; at the other end, 24% have stayed 30 years or more. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 8.5%, fewer than in 63% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats: 41%, above 64% of compared French towns.
€28,160 a year: the median standard of living
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €28,160 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 72% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 9.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 13% in Corbas, more than in 67% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns. Set beside that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. For Corbas, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 33%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 63% of compared French towns: 8.4%
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.
The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 63% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Corbas sits above 65% of compared French towns for single residents (27%)
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
44% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Above 81% of compared French towns: 26% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
28% of Corbas’ residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 26% have no diploma (19%).
41 French towns of 11,044 to 11,596 people: this is the 6th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Cesson is the youngest (38.2); Arcachon the oldest (67.4).
Older than Corbas: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbas | 40 | 19% | 0.9% | 8.4% |
| Feyzin 10,304 · 1.9 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 1% | 19% |
| Mions 13,843 · 2.5 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 0.4% | 10% |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon 6,186 · 2.8 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 1.1% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Priest 49,229 · 2.9 mi | 37.4 | 17% | 1.1% | 20% |
| Vénissieux 65,502 · 3 mi | 34.4 | 15% | 1.4% | 28% |
| Chaponnay 4,548 · 3.1 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 2.7% | 4.3% |
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 Corbas
What is the population of Corbas?
11,315 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (11,023).
How old are Corbas’ residents?
The median age is 40, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Corbas?
41, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Corbas?
INSEE counts 960 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.4% of residents, and 450 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Corbas?
€28,160 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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