Saint-Jammes

Saint-Jammes
Commune
Town Hall of Saint-Jammes
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Coordinates: 43°21′29″N 0°14′53″W / 43.358°N 0.248°W / 43.358; -0.248Coordinates: 43°21′29″N 0°14′53″W / 43.358°N 0.248°W / 43.358; -0.248
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
Intercommunality	Nord Est Béarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Ducousso
Area 1	4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	623
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64482 /64160
Elevation	237–306 m (778–1,004 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jammes (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒam]; Occitan: Sent Jacme) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Its name in Béarnais is Sent-Jacme.

Geography[]

The commune is bordered by Higuères-Souye, Gabaston, Maucor, Bernadets and Morlaàs (to the south).

Localities and hamlets[]

• Blanche-Neige (west)
• La Hagède (west)
• Serre de Lacrouts (east)
• Serre Debat

Economy[]

An industrial zone is present near the public school. There is a tobacco bar.

Residents[]

In 2007 the unemployment rate was 6.9% against 10.1% in 1999, with pre-retirees and retirees representing 14.9% of the population (11.1% in 1999) and a rate of activity of 59.1% (58.2 in 1999).

Religious heritage[]

Saint-Jammes has the distinction of not having a church.

Sports and sports facilities[]

The 17th stage of the Tour de France 2007 passed through the commune on 26 July. Over the course of 188 kilometers it connected Pau to Castelsarrasin. It has a general sports centre (Aime Capdeboscq). There is also a bowling ground, a floodlit football field as well as tennis court.

Education[]

The commune has a public elementary school.^[2]

Points of interest[]

• Jardin botanique des Pyrénées occidentales

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  Saint-Jammes public school

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  Saint-Jammes tennis field

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  Saint-Jammes multipurpose room

See also[]

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Jammes.

• (in French) Town hall website