French Market
The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.
- Type: Tram stop
- Description: Market in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana
- Also known as: “Френч-маркет”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: New Orleans Mint and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
New Orleans Mint
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Orleans and Faubourg Marigny.
Faubourg Marigny
French Market
- Categories: market hall, railway stop, transport stop, and transport
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.96071° or 29° 57′ 39″ north
Longitude
-90.0574° or 90° 3′ 27″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Network
RTA
Open location code
76XFXW6V+72
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_position
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stop
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Thai—“French Market” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “French Market”
- French: “French Market”
- French: “Marché français”
- Italian: “French Market”
- Japanese: “フレンチ・マーケット”
- Russian: “Французский рынок”
- Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⴰⴳⴰⴷⴰⵣ ⴰⴼⵕⴰⵏⵚⵉⵚ”
- Thai: “ตลาดฝรั่งเศส”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: French Quarter and Algiers Point.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: French Market and Second Line Sashay.
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