Living in Corbières

Corbières is a small municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland, home to 1,021 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are nature lovers (top 24%, #374 of 1,577).

Residents1,021
Density106 per km²
Area9.6 km²
5-year growth+16.4%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.3%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.87‰
Hub airport90 km (Geneva International)
Nearest city of 100k+39 km
Within 30 km479,200 people
Lake shore28 km (Lake Geneva)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 1,060 m, height range 700 m
Main railway line11.7 km
Border with France36 km
Distance to Bern40 km
Within 10 km62,975 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:46

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How Corbières ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Fribourg
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused household63#374 of 1,577#17 of 94Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,872 of 2,172#89 of 128Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Demographics93
  • Green space70
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)69
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Mobility and connectivity60
  • Education and family59
  • Safety and community57
  • Sea or lake shore55
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)54
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)54
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)54
  • Affordability52
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)51
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Jobs and economy44
  • Real estate39
  • Health and elderly39
  • Taxes and wealth34
  • Flat land (terrain relief)25
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)21
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)21
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance21
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance21
  • Foundation16
  • Lifestyle and amenities15
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)13
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20198772019: 87720208982020: 89820219082021: 90820229192022: 91920239822023: 98220241,0212024: 1,021

+16.4% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.