THE DES ALLEMANDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.
Des Allemands CDP has 9.95 square miles of land in Lafourche Parish, 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Des Allemands intersects 2 county geographies: Lafourche Parish, St. Charles Parish. A Des Allemands mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Des Allemands by land and water
The Census records 2.29 square miles of water within Des Allemands, or 18.7% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points higher than the 17.5% recorded for Louisiana. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Des Allemands CDP has 77.4% of the land area of nearby Bayou Gauche CDP (12.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

