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157 residents make their home in this town in Aube, Grand Est.

Population

157

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.91

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€32,050

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Colombé-le-Sec a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Colombé-le-Sec is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Colombé-le-Sec stand out

The one thing Colombé-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

Median age 45.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY 3.0

Colombé-le-Sec’s story

Colombé-le-Sec in pictures

Colombé-le-Sec has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1919.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1919First protected: Abbaye de Clairvaux (ancienne)

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombé-le-Sec.

Who lives here

Few people in Colombé-le-Sec are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

22% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Aube’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Ages in Colombé-le-Sec split evenly at 45.2: half are older, half younger.

45.2median age

Colombé-le-SecAube medianFrance median

Aube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Colombé-le-Sec
	Colombé-le-Sec	Aube median	France median
Under 15	17%	17%	17%
15–24	7.5%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	22%	24%	26%
65+	28%	25%	22%
No diploma	25%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	22%	23%	30%

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Ages45.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Colombé-le-Sec?”

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

History

Colombé-le-Sec keeps more of its old housing than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

Colombé-le-Sec has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Abbaye de Clairvaux (ancienne). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Abbaye de Clairvaux (ancienne) 16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1919

first monument protected

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Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Colombé-le-Sec?”

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

Work & commute

Colombé-le-Sec is better off than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,050 a year per consumption unit

1.4% of people in the labour force have no job. Colombé-le-Sec holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. At the census, 8.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot6%

Public transport3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Colombé-le-Sec, 0.7 per working resident

1.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€32,050

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€32,050 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Colombé-le-Sec costs less than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.91/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Colombé-le-Sec.

€7.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Colombé-le-Sec€7.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aube median€10.07/m²

€7.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.04 to €10.36/m² a month)

€7.20/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Cellier aux Moines and 2 more in and around Colombé-le-Sec

Heritage and museums in and near Colombé-le-Sec. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumCellier aux Moinesin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arrentières3.9 km west, in Arrentières ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lignol3.8 km south, in Lignol-le-Château

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Colombé-le-Sec

12pages on Colombé-le-Sec

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of Colombé-le-Sec’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Abbaye de Clairvaux (ancienne)Abbey · 16th c.

Classé

Prieuré (ancien)Priory · 16th–18th c. · in Bar-sur-Aube, 4.2 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye de ClairvauxAbbey · 12th–18th c. · in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 7.4 mi

Classé

Église de NullyChurch · in Nully, 7.7 mi

Famous people from Colombé-le-Sec

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colombé-le-Sec yet.

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Colombé-le-Sec’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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Bar-sur-AubeBrienne-le-ChâteauColombé-le-Sec

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Colombé-le-Sec	157	—	—	—	—	—
Bar-sur-Aube	4,665	4.4	B⁻	A⁺	C⁻	A⁻
Brienne-le-Château	2,672	16	B⁻	A⁺	D	D

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

About Colombé-le-Sec

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Colombé-le-Sec is a commune of 157 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Bar-sur-Aube. 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: 157 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Région de Bar-sur-Aube
Département: Aube (10)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code: 10103

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 October 30, 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.