THE BELLE CHASSE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Holocene Meander Belts setting.
Belle Chasse CDP has 8.17 square miles of land in Plaquemines Parish. Its Census reference point is in Southern Holocene Meander Belts, 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
Belle Chasse and Plaquemines Parish
Belle Chasse is associated with Plaquemines 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.
Belle Chasse by land and water
The Census records 1.93 square miles of water within Belle Chasse, or 19.1% of its total area. It is 50.5 percentage points lower than the 69.6% recorded for Plaquemines Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Belle Chasse CDP has 5.4 times the land area of nearby Timberlane CDP (1.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

