French Quarter

The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of . It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,890 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of and historic district in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: “Vieux Carre” and “Vieux Carré”

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Orleans Mint and Jackson Square.

Museum
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The operated in , Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$307 million.

Park
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, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the French Quarter of , . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.

Park
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is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Orleans and Faubourg Marigny.

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Way down yonder in , you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

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The , commonly just Marigny, is a hip neighborhood just "below" the French Quarter. Best known for the great live music district on Frenchmen Street, the Marigny also offers neighborhood cafes & businesses, historic architecture, and more.

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The is the part of similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.

French Quarter

Latitude
29.95949° or 29° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
-90.06554° or 90° 3′ 56″ west
Population
3,890
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
76XFXW5M+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151385190
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
4344624
Wiki­data ID
Q602939
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“French Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանսիական թաղամաս”
  • Basque: “Frantziar Auzoa”
  • Breton: “French Quarter”
  • Breton: “Karter gall”
  • Breton: “Karter Gall”
  • Breton: “Quartier français”
  • Breton: “Vieux Carré”
  • Catalan: “Barri Francès”
  • Chinese: “法国区”
  • Dutch: “French Quarter”
  • Esperanto: “Franca Kvartalo”
  • Finnish: “Ranskalaiskorttelit”
  • French: “French Quarter”
  • French: “Vieux carré français”
  • French: “Vieux Carré français”
  • French: “Vieux Carré”
  • German: “French Quarter”
  • Greek: “Γαλλική συνοικία”
  • Greek: “Γαλλική Συνοικία”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע הצרפתי”
  • Indonesian: “French Quarter”
  • Italian: “Quartiere francese”
  • Japanese: “フレンチ・クオーター”
  • Korean: “프렌치쿼터”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “French Quarter”
  • Norwegian: “French Quarter”
  • Persian: “فرنچ کوارتر”
  • Polish: “French Quarter”
  • Portuguese: “Bairro Francês”
  • Portuguese: “French Quarter”
  • Romanian: “Cartierul Francez”
  • Russian: “Французский квартал”
  • Sicilian: “Quartieri francesi”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فرنچ کوارتر”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Frances de Nueva Orleans”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Francés de Nueva Orleans”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Francés”
  • Swedish: “Franska kvarteren”
  • Ukrainian: “Французький квартал”
  • Urdu: “فرینچ کوارٹر”

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