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Maurice, LA is in Vermilion Parish.
Other cities with city pages on AcadianaNeighborhoods.com are Abbeville, Delcambre, Erath, Gueydan, and Kaplan.

Other communities that contribute to Vermilion's character and charm are Andrew, Banker, Boston, Camille, Cow Island, vermillionEsther, Big Woods, Florence, Forked Island, Freshwater City, Gosse Isle, Henry, Indian Bayou, Intracoastal City, Lelieux, Leroy, Meaux, Mulvey, Nunez, Pecan Island, Perry, Port of Vermilion, Riceville, Theall, Wright and Youngs.

It is sometimes difficult to know where one parish ends and the other begins. Such is the case with Vermilion and Lafayette Parish. Youngsville, LA is approximately 8 miles from Maurice with Broussard and Lafayette barely 10 miles to the North and East.

In addition to the city tour complete with photos and descriptions of Maurice, THE 7 provide information about schools, recreation, local events and festivals, arts, and cultural activities.

As always, helpful demographic information is provided via links researched courtesy of THE 7. Interested in buying or selling homes or property in or near Maurice? Be sure to check out the list of neighborhoods and subdivisions found below.
EDUCATION
 


Elementary

Middle

High
Public


Private


Diocese of Lafayette Catholic Schools
List and links to Private Schools In Abbeville

School Board
LA Dept of Education
Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum Help, a function of the Internet Resource
Database Project

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Colleges,
Technical Schools & Libraries

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Louisiana Technical College, Lafayette Campus
Remington College
South Louisiana Community College

Other Colleges and Technical Schools:
Acadiana Area Career College
Delta College of Arts and Technology
Hurst Education Center
Southwest Paralegal College

Vermilion Parish Public Library
List of all libraries in Vermilion Parish


MAURICE, VERMILION, AND SUBDIVISION INFORMATION
Vermilion Parish... "the most Cajun Place on earth."

Maurice, LA

With a population of just over 600 and a scant 10 miles to Lafayette Louisiana, Maurice can easily brag "small town, big opportunities." Be sure to take advantage of the subdivision links provided below as they lead to information to popular subdivisions such as La Premier, Village Park, and Rues des Cannes.

Maurice, and in particular, Hebert's Specialty Market, captured the attention of National Geographic because of its claim to be the birthplace of turducken.
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As evidenced by this photo of Rue des Cannes, new construction is available in Maurice.
Events, Attractions, Arts & Culture
Two sources to gain an appreciation of the cultural richness and history of Maurice and Vermilion Parish are the Abbeville Museum and the Vermilion Historical Society's web page.

In nearby Lafayette, enjoy the Children's Museum and numerous theatres highlighted and organized beautifully at CajunFun.com. The site, sponsored by the Acadiana Educational Endowment offers a one-stop site for activities, including the performing arts, in and around Acadiana.

Music is keenly appreciated throughout Acadiana and Maurice is no exception. Maurice residents need only take a short drive to join.visitors come from across the world to enjoy the annual Festival International de Louisiane.

Maurice joins other Vermilion and Acadiana communities that celebrate Mardi Gras. Visit the attractive website at Vermilion.org for details about Mardi Gras and other Vermilion related events.

Parks and Recreation

The Abbeville Country Club offers a golf course and the Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club is another private course located in nearby Broussard.

Dining
 
Shopping
Maurice enjoys close proximity to the regionally popular Shopping Mall of Acadiana in Lafayette. Lafayette also hosts dozens of strip malls, boutique and antique shops.

Shopping ifor your new home will be a piece of cake throughout Acadiana! National chains such as Home Depot and Lowe's thrive as well as long time local lumber yards like Doug Ashy in Lafayette and and Stine Lumber Company in Abbeville.

The shopping opportunities in Lafayette and all of Acadiana are vast! So vast,THE 7 have dedicated a section of AcadianaNeighborhoods.com to "Shopping in Acadiana."

 

Grocery Stores

In addition to fine dining, Acadiana offers a great deal of excellent meat markets with Maurice contributing it's fair share. In fact, Hebert's Specialty Meat Market, JD's Market and Deli, and T-Boys Slaughter House have received an A or A+ rating by BoudinLink.com.
 

Medical
Major Hospitals and Clinics in Lafayette and Vermilion Parish

Lafayette General Medical Center

Our Lady of Lourdes

Women's and Children's

Southwest General Medical Center

McCleod-Trahan-Sheffield Physical Therapy Clinic

Abbeville General Hospital

Vermilion Rehabilitation Hospital

7links The following links have been compiled from a variety of worthwhile sources.

Each points directly to the web page relative to Maurice or Vermilion Parish.

Some of the information featured on these sites includes demographics such as population, major highways, a variety of maps, and more.

 

Census Bureau Quick Facts for Vermilion Parish

Wikipedia regarding Vermilion Parish

Wikipedia for Maurice

State and Parish Entities

Map illustrating Maurice within Vermilion Parish

History of Vermilion Parish 

Vermilion.org page and link to slide show

Vermilion Parish Sales Use Tax Guide

Zip Codes: 70555
MAURICE SUBDIVISIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS

This section is a constant work in progress and will be updated annually. Homeowners in Maurice are encouraged to submit information, quotes and photos of their neighborhoods to Webmaster.

La Premiere  
Rue Des Cannes  

 

 

 

Tplane7his information was compiled courtesy of THE 7. THE 7 are licensed agents with COLDWELL BANKER Pelican Real Estate.

By combining our knowledge, expertise and resources, our goal is to deliver the most informative real estate website about the parishes we serve.

With this in mind, please submit ideas, subdivision information, including photos, website URL's, or broken links to  Webmaster.

 
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