Chataignier is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, home to about 367 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70524, and parts of 70586 are in Chataignier too.
Homes sold for a median of $71 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Chataignier
Mostly Ville Platte; part is in Chataignier
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chataignier. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)129 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA146 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX193 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chataignier; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Chataignier had 259 residents in the 2020 census, down 32% since 2000.
It’s the 390th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Evangeline Parish grew from 23,485 residents in 1920 to 32,350 in 2020.
Evangeline Parish, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 57.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eunice, LA weather station (12 miles away).
6,677 jobs at 494 businesses in Evangeline Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chataignier.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Evangeline Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chataignier Elementary SchoolChataignier | Pre-K–8 | 375 | Public | 3.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ville Platte, Turkey Creek and Pine Prairie.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.