Chataignier, LA

Chataignier is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 259 residents. The name Chataignier is French and means "chinquapin," a small chestnut. Chinquapins grew abundantly in the surrounding prairie until the chestnut blight wiped them out. Public schools in Evangeline Parish are operated by the Evangeline Parish School Board. Chataignier Elementary School is located in the village of Chataignier and serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight. A newcomer can read Chataignier through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Chataignier comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.