Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 918: a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église des Génovéfains (ancienne), in Châtillon-sur-Seine, 1.6 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine has a median age of 48.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
250 jobs are based in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine, for 350 working residents (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,100 a year per consumption unit, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Fontaine des DucsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 96%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Désiré NisardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 70 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 89% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Pays châtillonnais2.6 km east, in Châtillon-sur-SeineFortFortPorte de Paris2.3 km southeast, in Châtillon-sur-SeineAttractionAttractionCouvent des Carmélites de Châtillon-sur-Seine2.9 km southeast, in Châtillon-sur-SeineChâteauChâteauChâteau des ducs de Bourgogne3 km southeast, in Châtillon-sur-SeineMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des bénédictines de Châtillon-sur-Seine2.6 km southeast, in Châtillon-sur-SeineMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Cordeliers de Châtillon-sur-Seine2.7 km southeast, in Châtillon-sur-SeinePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 4 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine | 918 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 5,443 | 1.7 | A | A+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine is a commune of 918 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
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 9, 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.