| Village of French Settlement | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Alt: | A raised wooden cottage with a large front porch. |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 30.3044°N -90.8156°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Livingston |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | June 13, 1965 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Haley Unbehagen |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.15 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1073 |
| Population Density Km2: | 151.93 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 393.47 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 70733 |
| Area Code: | 225 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-27435 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Website: | https://www.livingstonparishla.gov/our-parish/page/french-settlement |
French Settlement (historically French: La Côte-Française[2]) 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.
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.[3]
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.
French Settlement is located at (30.304395, -90.798881).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7sqmi, of which 2.7sqmi is land and 0.37% is water.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 978 | 91.15% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 9 | 0.84% | |
| Native American | 3 | 0.28% | |
| Asian | 15 | 1.4% | |
| Other/Mixed | 42 | 3.91% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 2.42% |
There were 359 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $38,563, and the median income for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,660. About 5.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
French Settlement is within the Livingston Parish Public Schools system.
French Settlement is served by French Settlement Elementary School and French Settlement High School.