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Welcome to Bienville ...

The village of Bienville is located in Bienville Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bienville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bienville has a population of 196 people<2> (see below for details).

Bienville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bienville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bienville: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Bienville: 71008<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bienville had an population of 196 people. This is a decrease of 10.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bienville had a population of 218 people. This makes Bienville the parish's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 218 people, the population of Bienville decreased 16.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 262 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bienville.

Communities Also Named Bienville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bienville - they are located in Alabama and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bienville.

Communities near Bienville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bienville.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bienville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bienville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bienville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bienville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bienville. See our Newspapers Page for Bienville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bienville ...

Looking for more information about Bienville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bienville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bienville.

Adding Bienville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bienville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bienville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bienville post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bienville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bienville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bienville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bienville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Bienville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Bienville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Bienville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bienville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/