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Welcome to French Settlement ...

The village of French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Settlement, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, French Settlement has a population of 1,207 people<2> (see below for details).

French Settlement is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for French Settlement: 225

The ZIP code for French Settlement: 70733<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, French Settlement had an population of 1,207 people. This is an increase of 8.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, French Settlement had a population of 1,116 people. This makes French Settlement the parish's 5th most populous community.

The population of French Settlement represents 0.02% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,116 people, the population of French Settlement increased 18.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 945 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for French Settlement.

Communities Also Named French Settlement ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named French Settlement - they are located in Maine, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for French Settlement ...

Official Website: www.frenchsettlement-la.gov/

Communities near French Settlement ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Settlement ...

Looking for more information about French Settlement? 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 French Settlement, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for French Settlement.

Adding French Settlement to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of French Settlement 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 French Settlement was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the French Settlement post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for French Settlement.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, 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 French Settlement.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Settlement - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 French Settlement). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether French Settlement or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/