St. Martinville Louisiana Map
St. Martinville, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish.
Interactive Map of St. Martinville, Louisiana
| City | St. Martinville |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Martin Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.125201 |
| Longitude | -91.83345 |
| Population | 5,297 |
| Density | 653.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About St. Martinville, Louisiana
St. Martinville is a locality in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,297. The population density is 653.8 people per km². St. Martinville is located at 30.1252°N, 91.8334°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70582.
St. Martinville, Louisiana, hums with a quiet grace along the banks of the languid Bayou Teche. It lies 8.5 miles north of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Youngsville. The air here, thick with the scent of magnolias and damp earth, often carries the murmur of cicadas and the distant, melancholic cry of a lone egret. Cypress trees, draped in Spanish moss like aged, forgotten shawls, stand sentinel over the slow-moving water, their roots gripping the dark, alluvial soil. The light at dusk often paints the sky in hues of bruised plum and faded rose, a spectacle that seems to settle over the town with a sigh of contentment. This is a place where history flows as steadily as the bayou, a parish founded by Acadian exiles who found refuge in this verdant landscape. The legacy of those early settlers is deeply etched into the character of St. Martinville, a town that once served as a vital hub for the sugar cane industry. Today, the echoes of that past are felt in the preservation of its charming Creole architecture and the enduring traditions of Cajun culture. The economy, while diversified, still retains a connection to the land, with agriculture playing a significant role, and the bayou itself remains a lifeblood, offering both sustenance and recreation, a constant reminder of the intimate relationship between the people and their watery domain.
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About This St. Martinville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of St. Martinville, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 St. Martinville and St. Martin Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for St. Martinville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct St. Martinville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
