Ville Platte
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town in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Evangeline
- Founded by
- Marcellin Garand
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Total
- 4.02 sq mi (10.40 km )
- Land
- 4.02 sq mi (10.40 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
- Density
- 1,569.1/sq mi (605.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-78715
- Website
- www .cityofvilleplatte .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Ville Platte
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Evangeline Parish
- Population
- 6303
- Area
- 10.407258
- Elevation
- 22
- Capital of
- Evangeline Parish
- Official website
- www.vpla.com
- Image
- JEAN MARIE LARAN HOUSE, EVANGELINE PARISH.jpg
- Households
- 3010
- Dialing code
- 337
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- inception
- 1780-00-00
- postal code
- 70586
- P8168
- La Plaine
- water as percent of area
- 0.0124
- per capita income
- 13676
- Commons category
- Ville Platte, Louisiana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,303 at the 2020 census, down from 8,145 in 2000. The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town", in reference to its relatively flat topography in contrast to the more hilly terrain north of the area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ville Platte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.