St. Francisville Louisiana Map

About St. Francisville, Louisiana

St. Francisville is a locality in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,557. The population density is 329.4 people per km². St. Francisville is located at 30.7799°N, 91.3765°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Francisville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70775.

St. Francisville anchors itself upon the high bluffs overlooking the river valley, where the moisture-heavy air clings to the dense canopy of hardwoods and tangled vines. It lies 15.9 miles northwest of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-northeast of New Roads. Gaspers Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the erratic geometry of the branches overhead before slipping away toward the lower elevations. The terrain here rises above the surrounding flatlands, providing a vantage point where the light at dusk turns the humid haze into a pale, bruised violet that settles heavily against the forest floor. A few miles to the west, the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge preserves a sprawling, wilder version of this bottomland, where the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, sharp movement of wings or the shifting weight of ancient timber.

History in St. Francisville persists not as a relic, but as an active layer of the daily environment, visible in the architecture that has weathered decades of slow, humid summers. The local economy maintains a steady connection to the land and the preservation of its heritage, favoring the careful upkeep of structures that have survived the relentless encroaching greenery. While False River lies six miles away, a stagnant remnant of a former river channel, the town remains focused on its own internal rhythm, largely removed from the frantic pace of larger urban centers. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured quality, defined by the persistence of traditions that are as quiet and enduring as the sediment-rich earth beneath the foundations.

About This St. Francisville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Francisville, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.779905, -91.376502. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for St. Francisville includes the ZIP code (70775), telephone area code (985), county seat of West Feliciana Parish, and school district assignment (West Feliciana Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.