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A town of 5,982 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Corbie grades B overall: better than 55% of compared French towns, and #7 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,800/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Corbie does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Corbie 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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The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Corbie: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Wikidata records 6 people born in Corbie before 1900, the earliest Colette de Corbie, in 1381.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Corbie. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbie.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Somme, women can expect to live 84 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 1,266 residents of Corbie died, against 741 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 71% more. The nearest emergency department to Corbie is Sas de Cardiologies et Urgences, 9.8 mi away. There are 15 general practitioners in the town.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
The median disposable income was €24,450 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 10.5%. Per resident in work, Corbie counts 0.9 jobs (2,150 jobs, 2,400 workers).
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.
The nearest general lycée is 8.2 mi away. Its schools’ results rank #9 of 24 in Somme.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène LefebvreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 79%−4 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 69 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, above Somme’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Corbie | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Corbie is Ancienne abbaye. 7.4% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Violence against people averaged 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 9.8. Over 2025, Corbie logged 130 recorded offenses. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
187 sales of houses and apartments in Corbie, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,800/m². Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.34/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,800/m² | 171 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Corbie: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ancienne abbaye: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne église collégiale Saint-Etienne: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Église Saint-Pierre (ancienne abbatiale): Photo: Paulparis2010 · CC BY-SA 3.0
12 notable people were born in Corbie.
Colette de Corbie: RickMorais, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eugène Lefebvre: Bain News Service, Public domain · Antoine Jules Joseph Huré: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Éric Fréchon: Nicolas Richoffer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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It grades B for safety, #7 of 24 in Somme.
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #9 of 24 in Somme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,800/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.88/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Corbie grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Corbie is a commune of 5,982 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme. 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) · 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.