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Coteau Bourgeois, Louisiana

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Unincorporated community in Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
Coteau Bourgeois, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°15′38″N 90°45′29″W / 30.26056°N 90.75806°W / 30.26056; -90.75806
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code70449
Area code225
GNIS feature ID534149
FIPS code22-17720

Coteau Bourgeois is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) southeast of French Settlement and 8 miles (13 kilometres) west of Sorrento. The site is on Louisiana Highway 22 and is one mile south of Head of Island on the Amite River.

Etymology

In the French language the word Coteau means Hill and Bourgeois was the name for a wealthy class of French citizens in the late 18th century.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coteau Bourgeois, Louisiana
  2. The American Atlas: U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes, Time Changes and Time Zones. ACS Publications. 1990. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-935127-13-3.
  3. French Settlement, LA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
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Parish seat: Livingston
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes


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