Corbas

Corbas (French pronunciation: [kɔʁba] ^ⓘ; Arpitan: Corbê) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Corbas
Commune
The town hall of Corbas
Coat of arms
Location of Corbas
Corbas Show map of France Corbas Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°40′N 4°54′E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Viollet[1]
Area 1	11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	10,932
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69273 /69960
Elevation	188–228 m (617–748 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 354 —     1866 377 +6.5% 1872 374 −0.8% 1876 396 +5.9% 1881 427 +7.8% 1886 412 −3.5% 1891 408 −1.0% 1896 387 −5.1% 1901 414 +7.0% 1906 457 +10.4% 1911 437 −4.4% 1921 422 −3.4% 1926 515 +22.0% 1931 585 +13.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1936 630 +7.7% 1946 607 −3.7% 1954 734 +20.9% 1962 1,362 +85.6% 1968 2,208 +62.1% 1975 3,225 +46.1% 1982 6,375 +97.7% 1990 8,101 +27.1% 1999 9,259 +14.3% 2006 9,486 +2.5% 2007 9,450 −0.4% 2012 11,023 +16.6% 2017 11,050 +0.2%
From 1962, population without double counting - Sources : Cassini[3] and Insee [4]

Twin towns

Corbas is twinned with:

• Corbetta, Lombardy, Italy

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Corbas, EHESS (in French).
4. "Population en historique depuis 1968". INSEE. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

External links

• Official site