Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombières.
Who lives here
Few people in Colombières are 15 to 24: 5.4%, fewer than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. 19% are under 15, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Colombières in two is 54.8.
54.8median age
ColombièresCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Colombières keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Colombières 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 here is Château de Colombières. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Colombières walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 4.5%
The unemployment rate comes to 8.5%. The median disposable income was €25,860 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 12.1% of working residents in Colombières at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Colombières, 0.3 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Colombières
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Colombières is a commune of 206 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom. 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
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.
