THE BAYOU GAUCHE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.
Bayou Gauche CDP has 12.9 square miles of land in St. Charles Parish. Its Census reference point is in Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bayou Gauche and St. Charles Parish
Bayou Gauche is associated with St. Charles Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bayou Gauche by land and water
The Census records 2.92 square miles of water within Bayou Gauche, or 18.5% of its total area. It is 11.5 percentage points lower than the 30% recorded for St. Charles Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bayou Gauche CDP has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Des Allemands CDP (9.95 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

