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Colombiers-sur-SeullesCalvados

It is a town of 152 residents in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Colombiers-sur-Seulles a good place to live?

Colombiers-sur-Seulles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.

What makes Colombiers-sur-Seulles stand out

The one thing Colombiers-sur-Seulles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Vigor
Église Saint-Vigor · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Colombiers-sur-Seulles’ story

Colombiers-sur-Seulles in pictures

Colombiers-sur-Seulles has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1877.

65% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1877First protected: Église Saint-Vigor
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Landmarks

The list names few of Colombiers-sur-Seulles’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Vigor: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombiers-sur-Seulles.

Who lives here

Colombiers-sur-Seulles is a graduates’ town: 43% hold a degree, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

45.1median age

Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

Colombiers-sur-SeullesCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Colombiers-sur-Seulles
Colombiers-sur-SeullesCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%28%26%
Baccalauréat13%17%18%
Higher education43%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Colombiers-sur-Seulles: 65% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Colombiers-sur-Seulles is Église Saint-Vigor. The protected list starts in prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1877
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Colombiers-sur-Seulles than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 1.3%

1%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €28,080 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 12.6%. 5.1% of Colombiers-sur-Seulles’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Colombiers-sur-Seulles, 0.1 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

94.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1.4 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Colombiers-sur-Seulles94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean de la VarendeNearest collègeCollègeCollège9794%+1 pt
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Colombiers-sur-Seulles is €12.57/m² a month

€12.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Colombiers-sur-Seulles: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Colombiers-sur-Seulles€12.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€12.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €15.55/m² a month)
€11.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Nearby attractions

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About Colombiers-sur-Seulles

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Colombiers-sur-Seulles is a commune of 152 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. 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
152 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
INSEE code
14169

Colombiers-sur-Seulles’ neighbors

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

All towns in Calvados →
Courseulles-sur-MerRotsDouvres-la-DélivrandeThue et MueLuc-sur-MerCarpiquetCourseulles-sur-MerRotsDouvres-la-DélivrandeThue et MueLuc-sur-MerCarpiquetColombiers-sur-Seulles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Colombiers-sur-Seulles152—————
Courseulles-sur-Mer4,2683.5C−CB−C+
Rots2,5445.7—C—A
Douvres-la-Délivrande5,1435.9ACAC+
Thue et Mue6,1826.2A−CA+B
Luc-sur-Mer3,2757.1A−C−AC+
Carpiquet3,4288.2B−C−B+B−

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

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.