Welcome to Grand Coteau ...

The town of Grand Coteau is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

Grand Coteau was established in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Coteau has a population of 908 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Grand Coteau is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grand Coteau is located in the (337) area code.

The ZIP code for Grand Coteau: 70541<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Coteau had an population of 908 people. This is a decrease of 4.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Coteau had a population of 947 people. This makes Grand Coteau the parish's 10th most populous community.

The population of Grand Coteau represents 0.02% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 947 people, the population of Grand Coteau decreased 8.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,040 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Coteau.

Communities near Grand Coteau ...

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

• Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• Opelousas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <5>
• Broussard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <5>
• Carencro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <5>
• Scott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <5>
• Breaux Bridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <5>
• Rayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <5>
• Church Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
  • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <5>
• Port Barre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
  • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <5>
• Henderson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Coteau ...

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

Adding Grand Coteau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Coteau 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 for Grand Coteau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grand Coteau post office opened in 1832.

We also found Grand Coteau in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Coteau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Coteau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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