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Provencal Louisiana Map

Explore Provencal, 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 Provencal, Louisiana

How to Use This Provencal, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Provencal, 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 Provencal.

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	Provencal
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Natchitoches Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.652946
Longitude	-93.202112
Population	528
Density	82.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71468
Area Code	318
School District	Natchitoches Parish School District

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About Provencal, Louisiana

Provencal is a locality in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 528. The population density is 82.9 people per km². Provencal is located at 31.6529°N, 93.2021°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Provencal is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71468.

Provencal emerges from the pine-thickened landscape of northern Natchitoches Parish, defined largely by the slow, silt-laden path of Bayou Provencal as it carves a shallow, winding course through the damp earth. It lies 10.1 miles southwest of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 222°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east-northeast of Many. The horizon remains low and level, though the distant silhouettes of Chopin Camp Ridge offer a faint, violet-hued boundary to the west that breaks the monotony of the flat, timbered plains. To the north, the terrain dips into the dark, moisture-rich depressions of Fish Pond Bottom, where the air holds a permanent, heavy stillness. Sunlight here does not merely shine; it filters through the dense canopy of loblolly pines and hardwoods, creating shifting patterns of ochre and deep green upon the forest floor. Six miles away, the expansive green silence of Kisatchie National Forest acts as a vast, living reservoir of local biodiversity, while eight miles to the east, the quiet surface of Chaplin Lake reflects the broad, unhurried sky.

Provencal carries the quiet weight of a settlement forged by the intersection of rail lines and the timber industry, where the rhythmic pulse of the logging trucks still dictates the pace of the day. The economy remains tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the surrounding forests and the small-scale agricultural plots that have persisted for generations. There is an inherent, understated resilience in the way the locals maintain their homesteads, a legacy of the families who recognized the value of this fertile, inland soil long before the modern grid arrived. Life in Provencal moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, indifferent to the frantic speed of the outside world. On humid afternoons, when the heat seems to suspend time entirely, one can hear the faint, metallic clatter of the trains that once defined the town’s growth, a lingering echo of a past that refuses to be entirely silenced by the encroaching woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 5.6 mi, 157° SE · 607k acres
Cunningham Brake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.8 mi, 142° SE
Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.1 mi, 154° SE · 40k acres
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 039° NE
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 359° N · 30k acres
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 043° NE
Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 042° NE
John Stores Memorial Feild (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 043° NE
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 12.2 mi, 014° N
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 136° SE
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 mi, 128° SE · 8,701 acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 17.4 mi, 161° S
Northwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lake (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 040° NE
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.3 mi, 037° NE · 6,090 acres
Wlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernon (State Recreation Area) — 28.9 mi, 194° S
White supremacy monument (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 108° E
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 33.8 mi, 239° SW · 161k acres
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.4 mi, 234° SW · 12k acres
Gaines Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 248° W
Fort Polk Military Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 181° S
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 241° SW
Burr's Ferry (Registered Battlefield) — 44.6 mi, 205° SW
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 45.2 mi, 175° S
Camp LIvingston Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 50.3 mi, 106° E
Camp Livingston Bowling Area & Tennis Courts (Historic Ruins) — 50.5 mi, 107° E
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 118° SE
Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum (Museum) — 54.0 mi, 261° W
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 55.9 mi, 185° S
Beauregard Parish Jail (Attraction) — 56.0 mi, 185° S
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 60.2 mi, 314° NW

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