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Provencal is a tiny town of 564 people in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It's about 50 miles from Alexandria, LA and 183 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $796 a month.
564people
$116kTypical home
$796/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 564
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 229 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Houston, TX
- 50 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to AEX airport
- 172 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Natchitoches Parish: R+22 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk