Saint-Jammes

Saint-Jammes
Saint-Jammes
Commune
	Town Hall of Saint-Jammes
	Location of Saint-Jammes
	Saint-Jammes Saint-Jammes
	Coordinates: 43°21′29″N 0°14′53″W / 43.358°N 0.248°W
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 (2021)	625
• 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^[3]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[4] Its name in Béarnais is Sén-Yàmmẹ or Sén-Yàmbẹ.^[3]

Geography[edit]

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

Localities and hamlets[edit]

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

Economy[edit]

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

Residents[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sports and sports facilities[edit]

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.