Des Allemands, Louisiana

Des Allemands, Louisiana "The Germans"
Census-designated place
Des Allemands on the Bayou des Allemands. View to the north.
Nickname:  "Catfish Capital of the Universe"
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Coordinates: 29°49′32″N 90°28′09″W / 29.82556°N 90.46917°W / 29.82556; -90.46917
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Lafourche, St. Charles
Area [1]
• Total	12.23 sq mi (31.69 km2)
• Land	9.95 sq mi (25.77 km2)
• Water	2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,179
• Density	219.02/sq mi (84.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	70030
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-20680

Des Allemands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche and St. Charles parishes in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town, known as the "Catfish Capital of the Universe",^[3] is along the Bayou des Allemands, which is the boundary of Lafourche and St. Charles parishes. Lac des Allemands is located northwest of the town. The ZIP Code for Des Allemands is 70030.

The St. Charles Parish portion of Des Allemands is part of the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area, while the Lafourche Parish portion is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.