Colombiers grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #23 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Colombiers with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombiers.
Safety
Crime per resident in Colombiers runs lower than in 81% of compared French towns
With 1,600 jobs for 1,050 working residents, Colombiers draws people in from neighbouring communes. In all, 39 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was family violence (2025).
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence13
Criminal damage11
Theft from vehicles10
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud22
Theft without violence18
Drug use6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
39
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
19.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 19.3% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Colombiers skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town. On top of that, the share of residents under 15 is 14%.
53.9median age
ColombiersHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
Median price in Colombiers: €2,696/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.98/m² a month, below Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.89/m² a month.
€2,696/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Colombiers€2,696/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,752/m²
77
€11.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.91 to €14.48/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes La Domitienne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Colombiers has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 13.5%
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Half of residents lived on more than €25,410 a year per consumption unit, in line with Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,600
jobs based in Colombiers, 1.5 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Colombiers, 93 per 100, but more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 350 deaths in Colombiers from 2016 to 2025; there were 377, 8% more. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Colombiers is Centre hospitalier de Beziers, 5.8 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Colombiers · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Beziers
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Champeau Groupe Axe Sante
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Colombiers: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Colombiers is Tunnel-aqueduc de drainage de l'étang de Colombiers et Montady ou "tunnel des Moines" ou Aqueduc de Montady ou Aqueduc de Malpas. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Tunnel-aqueduc de drainage de l'étang de Colombiers et Montady ou "tunnel des Moines" ou Aqueduc de Montady ou Aqueduc de Malpas: Photo: Peter Haas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Colombiers
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colombiers yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Colombiers
Is Colombiers safe?
It grades A− for safety, #10 of 84 in Hérault.
Is Colombiers expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Colombiers grades C− for cost of living.
About Colombiers
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Colombiers is a commune of 2,814 people in the Communauté de communes La Domitienne. 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
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.
