Corbas

Corbas
Corbas
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Corbas
Coordinates: 45°40′N 4°54′E / 45.66°N 4.90°ECoordinates: 45°40′N 4°54′E / 45.66°N 4.90°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Claude Talbot
Area^1	11.88 km^2 (4.59 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	11,023
• Density	930/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Corbas is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

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%
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%
From 1962, population without double counting - Sources : Cassini[1] and Insee [2] · [3]

Twin towns

Corbas is twinned with:

• Corbetta, Lombardy, Italy

References

• INSEE

1. "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". site de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
2. "Populations légales 2007 de la commune". INSEE. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
3. "Populations légales 2012 de la commune". INSEE. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

External links

• Official site