Vacherie
Vacherie is an unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Also known as: “LaVacherie”, “Vacherie, LA”, and “Vacherie, Louisiana”
- Postal code: 70090
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Vacherie and Lutcher.
North Vacherie
Hamlet
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North Vacherie is a census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,411 at the 2000 census. Vacherie was noted in the 2000 census as being the town with the least mobility of all in the United States.
Lutcher
Town
Lutcher is a town in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Lutcher is situated 2½ miles northeast of Vacherie.
Vacherie
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: St. James, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.011° or 30° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
-90.7195° or 90° 43′ 10″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
862F276J+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 151934310OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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