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Des Allemands Louisiana Map

Explore Des Allemands, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Des Allemands, Louisiana

How to Use This Des Allemands, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Des Allemands, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Des Allemands.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Des Allemands
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	St. Charles Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.815368
Longitude	-90.470513
Population	2,179
Density	84.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70030
Area Code	504
School District	St. Charles Parish School District

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About Des Allemands, Louisiana

Des Allemands is a locality in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,179. The population density is 84.6 people per km². Des Allemands is located at 29.8154°N, 90.4705°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70030.

Des Allemands defines the threshold where the heavy, humid breath of the lowlands meets the slow, dark transit of the Bayou des Allemands. It lies 9.9 miles southwest of Luling, LA (from Luling, LA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northeast of Raceland. The landscape here is a study in fluid boundaries, where the solid earth surrenders to the encroaching moisture of the Dufrene Ponds and the pervasive dampness of the surrounding wetlands. Sunlight filters through the canopy of cypress and tupelo in the Bayou Des Allemands, casting long, fractured shadows across the black-water channels that vein the terrain. To the east, the distant, shimmering expanse of Bay Laurent exerts a subtle pull on the local tides, ensuring that the air remains thick with the scent of brackish water and decaying vegetation. It is a place of profound stillness, where the horizon is kept low by the weight of the sky and the constant, patient reclamation of the land by the creeping marsh.

Des Allemands preserves the memory of its early European settlers through a culture deeply rooted in the extraction and sustenance provided by these intricate waterways. The local economy persists in a quiet, rhythmic alignment with the seasons of the marsh, where fishing and trapping remain the primary engines of industry for those who navigate the narrow passages. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the influence of the region is felt in the architecture and the deliberate, unforced pace of life that defines the daily experience of the residents. While the nearest major shifts in the earth, such as the Davis Crevasse, remain distant, the inhabitants of Des Allemands find their own geography in the proximity of Martins Island and the constant, shifting currents of the bayou. It is a life lived in proximity to the wild, where the transition from dawn to dusk is marked not by clocks, but by the changing timbre of the insects and the deepening indigo of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bayou Des Allemands (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 212° SW
Da Walking Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 347° N
American Legion Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 052° NE
Salvador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 118° SE
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 011° N
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 032° NE
Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 051° NE
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 11.8 mi, 027° NE
Ragin Cajun Airboat Tours (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 060° NE
Timken Wildlife Management Area - Couba Island (Local Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 092° E
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.2 mi, 075° E
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 066° NE
Garden of Honor (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 066° NE
LaSalle's Landing (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 051° NE
Louisiana Toy Train Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 050° NE
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 334° NW
Bayou Segnette State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 077° E
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 265° W
NOLA Wax Hands (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 052° NE
Ken Hollis Theater (Theatre) — 19.5 mi, 055° NE
Gumbo Festival (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 066° NE
New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 062° NE
J&S Gallery (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 061° NE
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 225° SW
Odenheimer Aquarium (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 070° E
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 225° SW
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 226° SW
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.5 mi, 226° SW · 8,780 acres
Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 064° NE · 28k acres
Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 36.2 mi, 062° NE

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