A median age of 54.6: Colombiès is older than 93% of compared French towns
The share of households in social housing trails 95% of compared French towns: 2.8%. Census day 2023: 884 residents and 430 households in Colombiès. Across Colombiès, 4.9% of homes are flats. Lower than in 89% of compared French towns: 4.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Throughout this page, the Aveyron median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Colombiès
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 100 second homes and occasional dwellings in Colombiès, 17% of its 590 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Colombiès’ residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Colombiès had 934 residents at the 2012 census and 884 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
17% of homes in Colombiès are second homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Car-free households: one in 10, where the median compared French town has 11%. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 9.5% of homes stand empty. Lower than in 54% of compared French towns: 9.9% of households have no car.
From 2012 to 2023, 89% of compared French towns grew faster than Colombiès: −5%
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Here the change came as −3% to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
Only 6.6% of residents are 15 to 24 in Colombiès
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Colombiès 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 93% of compared French towns: 34%. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
6.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aveyron median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2 people. Across the comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 22% of households are couples with children. At the same time, in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Colombiès has 36%.
€23,490 a year: the median standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €23,490 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Colombiès sits above 96% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (48%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Colombiès has 16%. On average, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.1% of residents are immigrants in Colombiès
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In Colombiès, 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Aveyron has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Colombiès sits below 88% of compared French towns for single residents (21%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
With married residents at 46%, Colombiès is ahead of 71% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Graduates of higher education make up 25% in Colombiès, less than in 68% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
22% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 884 to 2,582 people, the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Colombiès is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombiès | 54.6 | 34% | 17% | 2.1% |
| Baraqueville 3,173 · 6.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| Druelle Balsac 3,187 · 7.9 mi | 43.4 | 18% | 4% | 3.5% |
| Olemps 3,559 · 10.9 mi | 51.6 | 30% | 2% | 3.6% |
| Luc-la-Primaube 6,046 · 11 mi | 49.5 | 28% | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| Rodez 23,981 · 11.8 mi | 41.7 | 24% | 4.3% | 11% |
| Onet-le-Château 12,080 · 12.3 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 2.9% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Colombiès
What is the population of Colombiès?
884 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (934).
How old are Colombiès’ residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Colombiès?
100, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Colombiès?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Colombiès?
€23,490 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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