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Avoyelles Parish.

Avoyelles Parish has 831.4 square miles of land in Louisiana. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Avoyelles Parish: Southern Holocene Meander Belts, Southern Backswamps, Red River Bottomlands, among others.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana from above

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THE SETTINGSouthern Holocene Meander Belts
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS12 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Avoyelles Parish on the map

THE AVOYELLES PARISH LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Southern Holocene Meander Belts setting.

Avoyelles Parish has 831.4 square miles of land in Louisiana. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Avoyelles Parish: Southern Holocene Meander Belts, Southern Backswamps, Red River Bottomlands, among others.

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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Avoyelles Parish intersects 5 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Southern Holocene Meander Belts34.8%
  2. Southern Backswamps25.8%
  3. Red River Bottomlands17.5%
  4. Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces15.3%
  5. Southern Pleistocene Valley Trains6.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

South Central Plains in Avoyelles Parish

The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Avoyelles Parish

The atlas lists 12 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Avoyelles Parish, including Fifth Ward, Marksville, Center Point. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish by land and water

The Census records 34.3 square miles of water within Avoyelles Parish, or 4% of its total area. That share is close to Avoyelles Parish’s 4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Avoyelles Parish has 274.6 times the land area of nearby Moreauville village (3.03 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Evangeline Parish, LaSalle Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Rapides Parish, St. Landry Parish, West Feliciana Parish within Louisiana. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Avoyelles Parish land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Avoyelles Parish

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Avoyelles Parish. The county includes 12 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Southern Holocene Meander Belts setting

Southern Holocene Meander Belts belongs to Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Which current elevation and drainage records distinguish the tract from nearby swales, levees or river terraces? The wider county also reaches South Central Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Moreauville

Moreauville is 3.8 miles south of the Avoyelles Parish reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Avoyelles Parish resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON AVOYELLES PARISH

USGS National Map

Begin at 31.0885° N, 91.9833° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Avoyelles Parish ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Avoyelles Parish data

View Census information selected by this parish’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Southern Holocene Meander Belts

Explore the agency mapping behind the Mississippi Alluvial Plain context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Louisiana landowner resources

Louisiana state land GIS

Office of State Lands mapping resources and access to SONRIS.

Louisiana coastal planning resources

CPRA coastal plans, interactive maps, and restoration information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Avoyelles Parish.

Moreauville lies about 3.8 miles south of Avoyelles Parish by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Avoyelles Parish in context

NSEWMoreauville · 3.8 miles1Mansura · 4.4 miles2Bordelonville · 5 miles3Marksville · 5.5 miles4Cottonport · 7.9 miles5Hessmer · 8.5 miles6OUTER RING: 8.5 MILES
  1. 1
    Moreauville3.8 mi · village
  2. 2
    Mansura4.4 mi · town
  3. 3
    Bordelonville5 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Marksville5.5 mi · city
  5. 5
    Cottonport7.9 mi · town
  6. 6
    Hessmer8.5 mi · village
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Louisiana; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Bordelonvillecensus-designated place
Bunkiecity
Center Pointcensus-designated place
Cottonporttown
Evergreentown
Fifth Wardcensus-designated place
Hessmervillage
Mansuratown
Marksvillecity
Moreauvillevillage
Plauchevillevillage
Simmesporttown
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Avoyelles Parish
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Avoyelles Parish?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Avoyelles Parish. Avoyelles Parish’s 831.4 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Southern Holocene Meander Belts describe all of Avoyelles Parish?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 5 regional units; Southern Holocene Meander Belts is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Moreauville as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 3.8 miles south of Avoyelles Parish’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Avoyelles Parish?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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