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423 residents make their home in this town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

423

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.28

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,780

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Colombe a good place to live?

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

Église Sainte-Colombe · Classé · Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sainte-Colombe’s story

Sainte-Colombe in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Colombe counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Roque de Fillol, born in 1824, is the one person born in Sainte-Colombe before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1908First protected: Église Sainte-Colombe

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Colombe.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Sainte-Colombe hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 23%

Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. 9.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Sainte-Colombe split evenly at 45.6: half are older, half younger.

45.6median age

Sainte-ColombeGironde medianFrance median

Gironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Colombe
	Sainte-Colombe	Gironde median	France median
Under 15	18%	18%	17%
15–24	9.6%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	24%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	18%	20%	22%
No diploma	27%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	19%	18%
Higher education	23%	34%	30%

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Ages45.6 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households180 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sainte-Colombe?”

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

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Colombe: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Colombe is Église Sainte-Colombe.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Sainte-Colombe 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1908

first monument protected

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Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Colombe?”

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 Sainte-Colombe than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

Unemployment stood at 12.5%, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Sainte-Colombe: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). Median disposable income comes to €25,780 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Sainte-Colombe, 0.4 per working resident

12.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,780

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,780 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 8.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away.

76.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sainte-Colombe76.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Aliénor d'AquitaineNearest collègeCollège	Collège	88	76%−5 pts

76.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate

2.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges76.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sainte-Colombe is €12.28/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Sainte-Colombe.

€12.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Colombe€12.28/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Gironde median€13.75/m²

€12.28/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.01 to €15.06/m² a month)

€9.44/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€12.28/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Castegens and 7 more in and around Sainte-Colombe

Heritage in and near Sainte-Colombe. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castegens3.1 km east, in Belvès-de-Castillon ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malengin3.3 km northwest, in Montagne ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pitray3.5 km northeast, in Gardegan-et-Tourtirac ChâteauChâteauManoir de Gravoux1.5 km northeast, in Saint-Genès-de-Castillon ChâteauChâteauChâteau Fombrauge4.5 km northwest, in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes ChâteauChâteauChâteau Pressac2.3 km west, in Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Colombe

13pages on Sainte-Colombe

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.6 mi away Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Sainte-Colombe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église Sainte-ColombeChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Église Notre-Dame de ParsacChurch · 11th & 12th c. · in Montagne, 2.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PhilippeChurch · Middle Ages · in Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguilhe, 2.8 mi

Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c. · in Saint-Pey-d'Armens, 3 mi

Photo credits

Église Sainte-Colombe: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Sainte-Colombe

One notable person was born in Sainte-Colombe.

Their page →

Jean Roque de FillolFrench politician · 1824–1889

Sainte-Colombe’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 Gironde →

Castillon-la-BatailleLibourneSaint-Seurin-sur-l'IsleSaint-Denis-de-PileCoutrasSaint-Quentin-de-BaronSainte-Colombe

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Colombe	423	—	—	—	—	—
Castillon-la-Bataille	3,344	2.1	D	A⁻	D⁻	D
Libourne	25,036	8.8	C⁻	C⁻	D⁻	B
Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle	3,167	9.6	B	B	B	B⁻
Saint-Denis-de-Pile	5,955	9.6	B	C⁺	A⁻	B⁻
Coutras	8,678	11	D⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C⁺
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron	2,713	12	—	C⁻	—	B⁻

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

About Sainte-Colombe

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sainte-Colombe is a commune of 423 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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: 423 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols
Département: Gironde (33)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code: 33390

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 4, 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.