Grosse Tête ([ɡʁos tɛt]; locally /ɡroʊs ˈteɪt/) is a village in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 647 at the 2010 census, and 731 at the 2019 American Community Survey. The village name is French for “Big Head”. Grosse Tête is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
| Name: | Grosse Tete village |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 47 |
| LSAD Description: | village (suffix) |
| State: | Louisiana |
| County: | Iberville Parish |
| Elevation: | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Total Area: | 1.49 sq mi (3.86 km²) |
| Land Area: | 1.47 sq mi (3.80 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²) |
| Total Population: | 548 |
| Population Density: | 373.55/sq mi (144.19/km²) |
| Area code: | 225 |
| FIPS code: | 2232020 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 2407471 |
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Geography
Grosse Tête is located in northern Iberville Parish at 30°24′53″N 91°26′7″W / 30.41472°N 91.43528°W / 30.41472; -91.43528 (30.414587, -91.435265). It is bordered to the north by the village of Rosedale. Bayou Grosse Tete flows through the eastern side of the village.
Interstate 10 passes through the northern side of the village, with access from Exit 139. I-10 leads east 16 miles (26 km) to Baton Rouge and west 39 miles (63 km) to Lafayette.
Louisiana Highway 77 heads 22 miles (35 km) from Grosse Tete to the city of Plaquemine, the Iberville Parish seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.07 km), of which 1.17 square miles (3.03 km) are land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 1.41%, are water.
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