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Colombier-le-VieuxArdèche

In Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 690 residents.

Is Colombier-le-Vieux a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Colombier-le-Vieux out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes.

What makes Colombier-le-Vieux stand out

The one thing Colombier-le-Vieux does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Mamilyne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colombier-le-Vieux’s story

Colombier-le-Vieux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Colombier-le-Vieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Vieux pont sur la Doux
  • 1996Most recently protected: Maison forte du Ruissas
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Nearby attractions

Maison forte du Ruissas and 10 more in and around Colombier-le-Vieux

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Colombier-le-Vieux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombier-le-Vieux.

History

Colombier-le-Vieux keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Colombier-le-Vieux; none is classé, France’s top protection. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
16th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Colombier-le-Vieux are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns

The share of residents under 15 is 20%. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, lower than Ardèche’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Half of Colombier-le-Vieux is older than 43.4, half younger.

43.4median age
Colombier-le-VieuxArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Colombier-le-Vieux
Colombier-le-VieuxArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–246.8%9.9%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education28%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Colombier-le-Vieux has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

The median disposable income was €24,900 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735). Jobs located in Colombier-le-Vieux: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Colombier-le-Vieux, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Colombier-le-Vieux costs less than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.34/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Colombier-le-Vieux from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€8.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Colombier-le-Vieux€8.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.48 to €10.73/m² a month)
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Colombier-le-Vieux

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Colombier-le-Vieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Maison forte du Ruissas: Photo: Mamilyne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vieux pont sur la Doux: Photo: Mairie de Boucieu le Roi · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Colombier-le-Vieux

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Colombier-le-Vieux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Colombier-le-Vieux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Tournon-sur-RhôneTain-l'HermitageLa Roche-de-GlunPont-de-l'IsèreMercurol-VeaunesSaint-VallierTournon-sur-RhôneTain-l'HermitageLa Roche-de-GlunPont-de-l'IsèreMercurol-VeaunesSaint-VallierColombier-le-Vieux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Colombier-le-Vieux690—————
Tournon-sur-Rhône11,2796.8BBCC+
Tain-l'Hermitage Drôme5,9157.4BB−C−B−
La Roche-de-Glun Drôme3,5698.3ACA+A−
Pont-de-l'Isère Drôme3,6819.4DCC−D
Mercurol-Veaunes Drôme2,8169.7—B−—A−
Saint-Vallier Drôme4,02710C+ADC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Colombier-le-Vieux

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Colombier-le-Vieux is a commune of 690 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. 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
690 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²)
INSEE code
07069

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 8, 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.