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State:     Louisiana

City:       Abbeville

Abbeville is a small city in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States,  150 miles (241 km) west of New Orleans. The population was 11,887 at the 2000 census. Abbeville is in the heart of "Cajun Country," and is home to many restaurants that specialize in the authentic tastes of the region.

Abbeville is the principal city of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Vermilion Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette--Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.

Formerly called La Chapelle, the land that was to become Abbeville was purchased by founding father Père Antoine Désiré Mégret (Père is French for 'Father'), Capuchin missionary, on July 25, 1843 for $900. Megret named the town after his home in France. There were two people living on the land at that time, Joseph LeBlanc and his wife Isabelle Broussard, whose former home Father Megret converted into a chapel. The chapel burned in 1854, and St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church now stands at the same location.

At the center of downtown is Magdalen Square, which is a beautiful town square accented by huge oak trees, a fountain, and gazebo. Today, a statue stands in Magdalen Square in memorial to Father Megret.

Abbeville is the southern terminus of U.S. Highway 167. Abbeville Municipal Airport is in the eastern part of the city. The Vermilion River runs through downtown Abbeville, and numerous canals and coulies go through other parts of the city.

Modern Abbeville is a trade center for agricultural products, especially rice and seafood. Abbeville and its citizens also provide many services for the oil and natural gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

Notable restaurants:

• Courtyard Cafe
• Dupuy's Oyster Shop
• The River Front Restaurant
• Shucks Restaurant
• Comeaux's Cafe
• Richards Crawfish Patio
• Ms. Judy's Kitchen
• Hainam Buffet

Festivals

• Daylily Festival and Garden Show
• Giant Omelette Celebration
• Les Lumieres du Village d'Abbeville
• Louisiana Cattle Festival
• Vermilion Carousel of Arts

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2008: $26,102 (it was $19,714 in 2000)

Abbeville:	$26,102
Louisiana:	$43,733

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,712

Abbeville city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $92,673 (it was $53,000 in 2000)

Abbeville:	$92,673
Louisiana:	$132,400

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $102,698; Detached houses: $114,927; Townhouses or other attached units: $88,905; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $197,761; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $72,339; Mobile homes: $24,313

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Abbeville: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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