Saint-Jammes is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...

 department in south-western France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Its name in Béarnais is Sent-Jacme.

Geography

The commune is bordered by Higuères-Souye

Higuères-Souye

Higuères-Souye is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

, Gabaston

Gabaston

Gabaston is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

, Maucor

Maucor

Maucor is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

, Bernadets

Bernadets

Bernadets is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

 and Morlaàs

Morlaàs

Morlaàs is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is the seat of a canton.After the Roman city of Benearnum was razed by the Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the capital of the ancient province of Béarn. It remained the capital until the 12th century, when...

 (to the south).

Localities and hamlets

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

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).

Sports and sports facilities

The 17th stage of the Tour de France 2007 passed through the commune on July 26. Over the course of 188 kilometers it connected Pau to Castelsarrasin

Castelsarrasin

Castelsarrasin is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Midi-Pyrénées region of France. The inhabitants are called Castelsarrasinois.-History:The first signs of life in the town is from 961...

. It has a general sports centre (Aime Capdeboscq). There is also a bowling ground, a floodlit football field as well as tennis court.

Externals links

Town hall website