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A town of 285 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Colombier a good place to live?

Colombier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colombier’s story

Colombier in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Colombier; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2004First protected: Château de la Jaubertie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombier.

History

Colombier keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Colombier; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Colombier has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24

Under-15s account for 17% of the population. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) and near compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 31% have a degree.

47.8median age
ColombierDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Colombier
ColombierDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1517%13%17%
15–246.7%9%11%
25–4423%18%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+21%33%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education31%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Colombier has lower unemployment than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,400 a year. Jobs based in Colombier number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Colombier, 0.5 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Colombier is €11.34/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.36/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Colombier.

€11.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Colombier€11.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.33/m² a month)
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Jaubertie and 3 more in and around Colombier

Heritage and museums in and near Colombier. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Colombier

12pages on Colombier

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Jaubertie: Photo: Natureln · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Colombier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colombier yet.

How we find them →

Colombier’s neighbors

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

All towns in Dordogne →
BergeracLamonzie-Saint-MartinPrigonrieuxLa ForceEymetLalindeBergeracLamonzie-Saint-MartinPrigonrieuxLa ForceEymetLalindeColombier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Colombier285—————
Bergerac27,1105.1CBDB
Lamonzie-Saint-Martin2,7427.4—B+—C+
Prigonrieux4,3747.8C+BA+D
La Force2,7029.5—B—D
Eymet2,56910A−B+A−B
Lalinde2,93112A−B−A−C+

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

About Colombier

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Colombier is a commune of 285 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. 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
285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
24126

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.