South
Louisiana
St. James

Convent

Convent is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of , , United States. It has been the parish seat since 1869. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 711 residents
  • Description: human settlement in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Convent, LA” and “Convent, Louisiana”
  • Postal code: 70723

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. James and Romeville.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the . Its population was 828 as of the 2010 census. is situated 2½ miles south of Convent.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. Located on the east bank of the along Louisiana Highway 44, it lies within Louisiana’s River Parishes region. is situated 3 miles north of Convent.

Convent

Latitude
30.02057° or 30° 1′ 14″ north
Longitude
-90.82971° or 90° 49′ 47″ west
Population
711
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CEN
Open location code
862F25CC+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151713467
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4320643
Wiki­data ID
Q2996218
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Convent” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Convent”
  • Cebuano: “Convent”
  • Chechen: “Конвент”
  • Chinese: “康文特”
  • French: “Convent”
  • French: “Couvent”
  • German: “Convent”
  • Gilaki: “کانونت (لۊئيزيانا)”
  • Gilaki: “کانونت”
  • Hungarian: “Convent”
  • Irish: “Convent”
  • Italian: “Convent”
  • Ladin: “Convent”
  • Persian: “کانونت”
  • Polish: “Convent”
  • Serbian: “Конвент”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Convent, Louisiana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Convent”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کونونت، لوئیزیانا”
  • Spanish: “Convent”
  • Swedish: “Convent, Louisiana”
  • Swedish: “Convent”
  • Tatar: “Конвент”
  • Ukrainian: “Конвент”
  • Welsh: “Convent, Louisiana”
  • Welsh: “Convent”

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Highlights include Saint Michaels Church Historic District and Saint James Cemetery.

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