Piem was born on November 12, 1923 in Saint-Etienne, Loire, France. He was a writer, known for Le petit rapporteur (1975), Ex Libris (1988) and La lorgnette (1977). He was married to Élisabeth Lefebvre. He died on November 12, 2020 in Notre-Dame-d'Oé, Indre-et-Loire, France.