| Freret | |
| Settlement Type: | New Orleans neighborhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Orleans |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning District |
| Subdivision Name3: | District 3, Uptown/Carrollton |
| Coordinates: | 29.9375°N -90.1069°W |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 2446 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Area Code: | 504 |
Freret is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Freret neighborhood contains a thriving commercial corridor. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, LaSalle Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.[1] The name of the neighborhood stems from Freret Street, which was named for William Freret, a mid-19th-century New Orleans mayor.
Freret is located at [2] and has an elevation of 0feet.[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.19mi2. 0.19mi2 of which is land and 0mi2 (0.0%) of which is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,715 people, 648 households, and 363 family households.[4]
The Freret Commercial Corridor, located on Freret Street between Jefferson and Napoleon Avenue, has over 17 restaurants, 3 coffee shops, and 3 bars, a convenience store, and a grocery store.
The 10 story, 90 room Alder Hotel is located in the former Bristow Tower on Magnolia Street,[5] [6]