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Pont Brulee

Ghost town · St. Martin County, Louisiana

Arnaudville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Arnaudville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pont Brulee is a ghost town in St. Martin County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Martin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pont Brulee as a historical populated place on the Breaux Bridge topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.3613° N, 91.9640° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBreaux Bridge
Elevation20 ft
Nearest living townArnaudville, LA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID551544
Coordinates30.36131, -91.96401

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What's there now

Pont Brulee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arnaudville, LA (population 1,518), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 20 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pont Brulee?

Pont Brulee is in St. Martin County, Louisiana, at 30.3613, -91.9640.

How many ghost towns are in St. Martin County?

St. Martin County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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