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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:
Festivals
Income & Housing Costs Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2008: $26,102 (it
was $19,714 in 2000)
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