Des Allemands, Louisiana
"The Germans" | |
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 Des Allemands on the Bayou des Allemands. View to the north. | |
| Nickname: "Catfish Capital of the Universe" | |
  Des Allemands Location in Louisiana  Des Allemands Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°49′32″N 90°28′09″W / 29.82556°N 90.46917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishes | Lafourche, St. Charles |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.23 sq mi (31.69 km2) |
| • Land | 9.95 sq mi (25.77 km2) |
| • Water | 2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,179 |
| • Density | 219.02/sq mi (84.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70030 |
| Area code | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-20680 |
Des Allemands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche and St. Charles parishes in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census.[2] The town, known as the "Catfish Capital of the Universe",[3] is along the Bayou des Allemands, which is the boundary of Lafourche and St. Charles parishes. Lac des Allemands is located northwest of the town. The ZIP Code for Des Allemands is 70030.
The St. Charles Parish portion of Des Allemands is part of the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area, while the Lafourche Parish portion is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Race and Population Totals". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "National Catfish Day is every day in the 'Catfish Capital of the Universe'". WGNO. June 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2021.