Saint-Jammes

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Saint-Jammes

(2020–2026) Jean-Louis Ducousso^[1]Area

4.05 km² (1.56 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

625 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64482 /64160

Elevation237–306 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

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.^[5]

Points of interest

Jardin botanique des Pyrénées occidentales

Saint-Jammes public school
Saint-Jammes tennis field
Saint-Jammes multipurpose room

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Patrimoine linguistique béarnais et gascon. Projet de signalétique bilingue – département des pyrénées-atlantiques" (PDF). 25 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Ecolesaintjammes.free.fr