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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Saint-Jammes
Commune
Town Hall of Saint-JammesTown Hall of Saint-Jammes
Location of Saint-Jammes
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Coordinates: 43°21′29″N 0°14′53″W / 43.358°N 0.248°W / 43.358; -0.248
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonPays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
IntercommunalityNord Est Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Ducousso
Area4.05 km (1.56 sq mi)
Population634
 • Density160/km (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code64482 /64160
Elevation237–306 m (778–1,004 ft)
(avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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 Sén-Yàmmẹ or Sén-Yàmbẹ.

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.

Points of interest

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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. INSEE commune file
  5. Ecolesaintjammes.free.fr

External links

Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department


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