Fontainebleau and Marlyville are jointly designated as a
neighborhood
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of the city of
New Orleans
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. A subdistrict of the
Uptown/
Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: Colapissa and Broadway Streets and MLK Boulevard to the north, Norman C. Francis Parkway, Octavia Street, Fontainebleau Drive, Nashville Avenue, South Rocheblave, Robert and South Tonti Street and Jefferson Avenue to the east,
South Claiborne Avenue, Lowerline and Spruce Streets to the south and
South Carrollton Avenue to the west.
Geography
Fontainebleau is located at
and has an elevation of .
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the district has a total area of . of which is land and (0.0%) of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
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Gert Town (north)
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Broadmoor (east)
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Audubon (south)
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East Carrollton (south)
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Leonidas (west)
Boundaries
The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Fontainebleau as these streets: Collapissa Street, Broadway Street, MLK Boulevard, Norman C. Francis Parkway, Octavia Street, Fontainebleau Drive, Nashville Avenue, South Rocheblave Street, Robert Street, South Tonti Street, Jefferson Avenue, South Claiborne Avenue, Lowerline Street, Spruce Street and South Carrollton Avenue.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 6,740 people, 2,845 households, and 1,414 families living in the neighborhood.
The
population density
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was 10,698 /mi
2 (3,965 /km
2).
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 5,749 people, 2,443 households, and 1,218 families living in the neighborhood.
See also
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New Orleans neighborhoods
The city planning commission for New Orleans divided the city into 13 planning districts and 73 distinct neighborhoods in 1980. Although initially in the study 68 neighborhoods were designated, and later increased by the City Planning Commission ...
Marlyville Neighborhood on Nextdoor
References
Neighborhoods in New Orleans
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