Map of Napoleonville village

Napoleonville is a village and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 660 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is best known as the location where the film Because of Winn-Dixie, based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Prize-winning novel, was shot. The book was set in (fictional) Naomi, Florida.

Napoleonville village overview:
Name:	Napoleonville village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Assumption Parish
Total Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²)
Land Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	540
Population Density:	3,214.29/sq mi (1,237.47/km²)
ZIP code:	70390
Area code:	985
FIPS code:	2253370

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History

As early as 1807 the community that later became Napoleonville was known as “Canal”. This canal extended west from Napoleonville to Lake Verret. The village that later developed was named by a former French soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte. The French veteran, Pierre Charlet, is buried in the cemetery of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in the nearby community of Plattenville in Assumption Parish.

The first permanent settlements in this region were made by the French and Spanish (including Isleños) about the middle of the 18th century along Bayou Lafourche, between the present towns of Donaldsonville and Napoleonville. From 1755 to 1785, the population was increased by the immigration of the exiled Acadians who settled in the area, clearing the land and building comfortable homes. The town was officially incorporated on March 11, 1878.