Bounded on the north by the Aveyron valley and south by the 911 county, the municipality of Colombiès covers 5523 ha. Four former parishes, Combrouze, Limayrac, Talespues in addition to Colombiès make up the town. Now populated by almost 1,000 inhabitants, the town had up to 2,317 inhabitants in the census of 1895, distributed in many hamlets and villages, showing the vitality of the town of Ségala which then included 22 flour mills and the oil spread over the different maresques, Aveyron tributaries carve a schistose plateau 700 meters above sea level.
The village of Colombiès, formerly Colombier, includes many traditional houses with exterior stairs, closed courses, doors and windows marked the fifteenth and sixteenth century.
The municipality has several castles and monastic barns that depended on the abbey of Loc-Dieu: Mazet of the castle, mansion dating from 1750, which was the property of Baron de Balsac and Périé castle, construction of Saunhac -Belcastel, Jules property Bonhomme (1811-1867) active agronomist in the use of new techniques.
After the contribution of lime on the Ségala, the sixties saw a great development of agricultural production leading to some of the common vitality which was accompanied by many collective investments in the service of the population: sports fields, bowling (iconic sports of the municipality with 200 licensees, school bowling, football...), activity rooms, management of municipal buildings into rental units, creation of subdivisions...
Today improving traditional housing, new housing construction, development of hospitality in guest rooms, the presence of a school of nearly 50 children, the proximity of towns as centers Baraqueville, Rieupeyroux or Rignac, the arrival of the National 88-4 channels are assets to come live this beautiful rural town of Rouergue.
