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The village of French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish.
French Settlement is near sea level<1>.
Time Zone: French Settlement lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Maine, Ontario and Pennsylvania have communities that are also named French Settlement.
At the time of the 2000 Census, French Settlement had a population of 945 people<2> (or 1.02% of the total population of Livingston Parish).
From the Census Estimates for 2008, French Settlement had a population of 1,057 people. This is an increase of 11.85% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for French Settlement.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 1,057 | +11.85% | +0.19% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 1,055 | +11.64% | -1.03% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 1,066 | +12.8% | +3% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 1,035 | +9.52% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 945 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Albany |  NE | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 1,131 | 30.75% increase |
| | Denham Springs |  NW | 13 mi [20.92 km] | 10,308 | 17.71% increase |
| | Donaldsonville |  SW | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 7,527 | 1.03% decrease |
| | Gonzales | SW | 10 mi [16.09 km] | 9,390 | 15.13% increase |
| | Killian |  E | 13 mi [20.92 km] | --- | |
| | Livingston |  N | 11 mi [17.7 km] | 1,741 | 29.73% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for French Settlement.
Website for French Settlement
| Official Website: | www.frenchsettlement-la.gov/ |
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| Last Modified: 04 Nov 2009 |
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