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The town, home to 1,781 people, lies in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,067/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Provinois. Schools lag: bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Sainte-Colombe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sainte-Colombe 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.
Sainte-Colombe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Sainte-Colombe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Sainte-Colombe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Colombe.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 134 candidates at 2 lycées. The brevet pass rate near Sainte-Colombe is 85.0%, about level with Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 95%+11 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent les PannevellesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 145 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 145 deaths in Sainte-Colombe from 2016 to 2025; there were 135, 7% fewer. In Seine-et-Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Colombe is Centre hospitalier Leon Binet de Provins, 2.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sainte-Colombe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Sainte-Colombe, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,067/m². Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,065/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12.4% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €25,570 a year per consumption unit, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 24.4% of working residents in Sainte-Colombe went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Colombe | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Sainte-Colombe. Best known first.
AttractionTour César4.3 km northeast, in Provins
AttractionGrange aux dîmes4.3 km northeast, in Provins
FortRemparts de Provins4.2 km northeast, in ProvinsMuseumMuseumMusée vivant du chemin de fer1.8 km south, in LonguevilleGardenGardenRoseraie de Provins4.7 km northeast, in ProvinsMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de Champbenoist3.3 km northeast, in ProvinsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Colombe yet.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Sainte-Colombe is a commune of 1,781 people in the Communauté de communes du Provinois. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe | 1,781 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Provins | 11,632 | 2.5 | D | C | D | C |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly | 2,706 | 6.8 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Nangis | 8,867 | 11 | D | C− | B− | C |
| Nogent-sur-Seine Aube | 5,537 | 12 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube | 2,605 | 14 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 2,888 | 15 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Colombe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns. 94% of 145 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent les Pannevelles in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,067/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Colombe grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 8, 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.