Château de Sainte-Colome: Photo: Patrick.charpiat · CC BY 3.0 · Église Saint-Sylvestre: Photo: Emeltet · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Colome.
History
Old homes shape Sainte-Colome: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Colome is Église Saint-Sylvestre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Colome counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
50.9median age
Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
Sainte-ColomePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Sainte-Colome walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 4.6%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Sainte-Colome counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €25,390 a year per consumption unit, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.6% of working residents in Sainte-Colome didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Sainte-Colome, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Colome is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau. 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
354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
64473
Sainte-Colome’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
