In Sainte-Colombe, 3.8% of homes are flats, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 26% in Sainte-Colombe. 423 residents in 180 households: that is Sainte-Colombe at the 2023 Census. Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 3.6% of households have no car here.
Throughout this page, the Gironde median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Sainte-Colombe
Fewer residents than in 2012
Sainte-Colombe had 478 residents at the 2012 census and 423 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Sainte-Colombe changed by −12% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 98% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Gironde town +16%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 18% in Sainte-Colombe, less than in 76% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sainte-Colombe 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 9.6% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. With a median age of 45.6, Sainte-Colombe is older than 60% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
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%.
25% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.4 people in the average household. Sainte-Colombe has more couples with children than nearly four fifths of compared French towns, at 31%. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. The share of single-parent households is 8.8%, against 10% in the typical compared French town.
8.8% of homes in Sainte-Colombe are second homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
3.6% of households have no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 24% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.4% (under two years).
€25,780 a year: the median standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €25,780 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
Sainte-Colombe sits below 85% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (24%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 5.8%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 4.5%, a lower share than 68% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Gironde has 5.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 68% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 5.7% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Sainte-Colombe sits below 95% of compared French towns for single residents (19%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents make up 51%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 85% of compared French towns, at 27%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (423 to 2,582 people), the 21st oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Sainte-Colombe
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe | 45.6 | 18% | 8.8% | 4.5% |
| Castillon-la-Bataille 3,344 · 2.1 mi | 46.9 | 28% | 1.9% | 19% |
| Libourne 25,036 · 8.8 mi | 44 | 23% | 3% | 12% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 9.6 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile 5,955 · 9.6 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 11.4 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron 2,713 · 11.8 mi | 35.3 | 9.5% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Sainte-Colombe
What is the population of Sainte-Colombe?
423 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (478).
How old are Sainte-Colombe’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sainte-Colombe?
19, with occasional dwellings: 8.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sainte-Colombe?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sainte-Colombe?
€25,780 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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