French Settlement, Louisiana
French Settlement is a village of 1,295 people in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, founded in 1918.
Why visit French Settlement
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include Adam Lobell House and Castleberry Boarding House.
Weather in French Settlement
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About French Settlement
French Settlement (historically French: La Côte-Française) is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,073 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
From the Wikipedia article French Settlement, Louisiana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Adam Lobell House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
House in French Settlement, Louisiana
Castleberry Boarding House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
Historic residential building in Louisiana, United States
Decareaux House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.8 mi
Historic house in French Settlement, Louisiana
Deslattes House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Historic house located at 15620 LA 16 in French Settlement, Louisiana
Guitreau House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.1 mi
Historic house located at 16825 LA 16 in French Settlement, Louisiana
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
French Settlement Elementary School
School · 2.9 mi
15810 La Highway 16, French Settlement
French Settlement High School
School · 2.9 mi
15875 La Highway 16, French Settlement
South Fork Elementary School
School · 5.2 mi
23000 Walker Road South, Denham Springs
History
French Settlement was settled in 1800 via the Amite River by French, German, and Italian immigrants. The area was a thriving center of commerce, including cypress sawmills, animal trappers, shingle-making, farms, and a steamboat port.
French Settlement has four houses on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston Parish, Louisiana: Decareaux House, Deslattes House, Guitreau House, and Lobell House.
From the History section of French Settlement, Louisiana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of French Settlement
14 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Livingston Parish has had 40 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-16: Hurricane Francine (Hurricane)
- 2024-09-10: Tropical Storm Francine (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-13: Tropical Storm Nicholas (Coastal Storm)
- 2021-08-29: Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-27: Tropical Storm Ida (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 miles away.
- Prairieville 9 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Gonzales 11 mi southwest, about 17 min by car
- Gardere 19 mi west, about 31 min by car
- Baton Rouge 20 mi west, about 33 min by car
- Central 20 mi northwest, about 33 min by car
- Donaldsonville 20 mi southwest, about 32 min by car
- Brownfields 23 mi northwest, about 38 min by car
- Hammond 24 mi northeast, about 39 min by car
- Laplace 27 mi southeast, about 44 min by car
- Baker 27 mi northwest, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Decreaux Creole Museum, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lobell French Settlement, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deslattes French Settlement, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Castleberry, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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