Natchitoches

Natchitoches, , is the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase and has strong French and Spanish roots, still visible in its preserved architecture.
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  • Type: Town with 17,700 residents
  • Description: small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: Nachitoches”, “Natchitoches, LA”, and “Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Postal codes: 71457, 71458, and 71497

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Walmart Supercenter, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Church
The is a minor basilica located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, . It is also a parish church in the Diocese of Alexandria.

Natchitoches

Latitude
31.7607° or 31° 45′ 38″ north
Longitude
-93.086° or 93° 5′ 10″ west
Population
17,700
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
8638QW67+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151418591
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4334720
Wiki­data ID
Q2278195
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Natchitoches” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ناكيتوش (لويزيانا)
  • Arabic: ناكيتوش
  • Arabic: نتشتوشس
  • Basque: Natchitoches
  • Cajun French: Les Natchitoches
  • Cajun French: Natchitoches
  • Catalan: Natchitoches
  • Cebuano: Natchitoches
  • Chechen: Накетош
  • Chinese: Natchitoches
  • Chinese: 納基托什
  • Chinese: 纳基托什
  • Chinese: 纳契托什
  • Czech: Natchitoches
  • Dagbani: Natchitoches
  • Danish: Natchitoches
  • Dutch: Natchitoches
  • Egyptian Arabic: نتشتوشس
  • Finnish: Natchitoches
  • French: Les Natchitoches
  • French: Natchitoches, Louisiane
  • French: Natchitoches
  • German: Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • German: Natchitoches
  • Gilaki: نچیتوشس (لۊئيزيانا)
  • Gilaki: نچیتوشس
  • Haitian: Natchitoches (Lwizyàn)
  • Haitian: Natchitoches
  • Hebrew: נאטצ’יטוצ’ס
  • Hungarian: Natchitoches
  • Irish: Natchitoches
  • Italian: Natchitoches
  • Japanese: ナッキトッシュ
  • Japanese: ナッチトッシュ
  • Korean: 내키터시
  • Ladin: Natchitoches
  • Lithuanian: Nakitošas
  • Mazanderani: نکیتاش
  • Min Nan Chinese: Natchitoches
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Natchitoches
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Natchitoches
  • Persian: نکیتاش، لوئیزیانا
  • Persian: نکیتاش
  • Polish: Natchitoches
  • Portuguese: Natchitoches
  • Russian: Накитош (город, Луизиана)
  • Russian: Накитош
  • Serbian: Накатиш
  • Serbian: Накитош
  • Serbo-Croatian: Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Serbo-Croatian: Natchitoches
  • Slovak: Natchitoches
  • South Azerbaijani: نکیتاش، لوئیزیانا
  • Spanish: Natchitoches (Luisiana)
  • Spanish: Natchitoches
  • Swedish: Natchitoches
  • Tatar: Накетош
  • Turkish: Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Turkish: Natchitoches
  • Ukrainian: Накетош
  • Urdu: نیچایتوچیس، لوزیانا
  • Urdu: نیچایتوچیس
  • Uzbek: Natchitoches
  • Volapük: Natchitoches
  • Waray (Philippines): Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Waray (Philippines): Natchitoches
  • Welsh: Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Welsh: Natchitoches

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