| Napoleonville | |
| Official Name: | Village of Napoleonville |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#United States |
| Coordinates: | 29.9378°N -91.0267°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Assumption |
| Named For: | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ron Animashaun (D) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 540 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1237.47 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3214.29 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 70390 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-53370 |
Napoleonville, is a village and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[2] The population was 660 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is best known as the location where the film Because of Winn-Dixie, based on Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Prize-winning novel, was shot. The book was set in (fictional) Naomi, Louisiana.
As early as 1807 the community that later became Napoleonville was known as "Canal". This canal extended west from Napoleonville to Lake Verret.[4] The village that later developed was named by a former French soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte. The French veteran, Pierre Charlet, is buried in the cemetery of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in the nearby community of Plattenville in Assumption Parish.[5]
The first permanent settlements in this region were made by the French and Spanish (including Isleños) about the middle of the 18th century along Bayou Lafourche, between the present towns of Donaldsonville and Napoleonville. From 1755 to 1785, the population was increased by the immigration of the exiled Acadians who settled in the area, clearing the land and building comfortable homes. The town was officially incorporated on March 11, 1878.[6]
Napoleonville is located at (29.937778, -91.026750).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4sqkm, all land.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 84 | 15.56% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 428 | 79.26% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.19% | |
| Other/Mixed | 12 | 2.22% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.78% |
The village is home to the 928th Sapper Company, a combat engineer unit of the 769th Engineer Battalion of the Louisiana Army National Guard which in turn is headquartered at Baton Rouge. Both of these units belong to the 225th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville near Pineville.
The town maintains twinning links with:
Pontivy (Napoléonville in 1804), France since 1989