THE MONTEGUT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.
Montegut CDP has 4.21 square miles of land in Terrebonne 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
Montegut and Terrebonne Parish
Montegut is associated with Terrebonne 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.
Montegut by land and water
The Census records 0.31 square miles of water within Montegut, or 6.9% of its total area. It is 34.1 percentage points lower than the 40.9% recorded for Terrebonne Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Montegut CDP has 88.4% of the land area of nearby Chauvin CDP (4.76 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

