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Welcome to Bijou ...

Bijou is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bijou, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Bijou is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bijou: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Bijou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bijou - they are located in California and Colorado (2).

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

Communities near Bijou ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Marksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bunkie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
  • Cottonport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mansura
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lecompte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Moreauville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Bijou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bijou.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bijou. 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 Bijou.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bijou ...

Looking for more information about Bijou? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bijou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bijou.

Adding Bijou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bijou 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 Bijou was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bijou.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bijou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Bijou area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Bijou area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.