Chataignier Louisiana Map

About Chataignier, Louisiana

Chataignier is a locality in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 213.9 people per km². Chataignier is located at 30.5685°N, 92.3221°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70524.

Chataignier, Louisiana, unfolds under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the humid breath of the bayou country. It lies 29.8 miles north-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 323°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Eunice. The land here is a gentle sprawl of fields, a patchwork quilt stitched with sugarcane rows that catch the sun like emerald thread and rice paddies that mirror the passing clouds. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like ancient, bearded kings, preside over the quiet roads, their gnarled limbs reaching out as if to embrace the slow passage of time. The air itself is thick and sweet, carrying the scent of damp earth, ripening fruit, and the distant whisper of cicadas, a constant, low hum that underscores the languid pulse of life in Chataignier. This is a place where the echoes of Acadian resilience are still palpable, a heritage carried in the lilting cadence of French spoken by some, a ghost of the journey from faraway Acadia. The economy of Chataignier has long been tied to the fertility of its soil, with sugarcane and rice forming the backbone of its agricultural character, their harvest dictating the rhythm of the year. You can feel the history not just in the weathered barns and the old church steeples that punctuate the landscape, but in the very way the light seems to linger a little longer at dusk, casting a golden haze over the fields. It’s a quiet existence, marked by the steady work of the land and a deep, ingrained sense of community, where the past is not a relic, but a living, breathing presence in the daily lives of its people.

About This Chataignier Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chataignier, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.568532, -92.322073. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Chataignier and Evangeline Parish.

Detailed location data for Chataignier includes the ZIP code (70524), telephone area code (985), county seat of Evangeline Parish, and school district assignment (Evangeline Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Chataignier is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.