Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombier.
Who lives here
Few people in Colombier are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, close to Allier’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). 14% of residents are children under 15.
50.5median age
ColombierAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Colombier keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Colombier is Église Saint-Patrocle. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Colombier are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.2%
At the census, 0.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,080 a year.
1%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving96%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Colombier, 0.1 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Colombier, 86.0% passed the bac, below Allier’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Colombier
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Colombier is a commune of 327 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. 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
Population
327 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
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.
