Acadiana
Acadiana (French and Louisiana French: L'Acadiane), also known as the Cajun Country (Louisiana French: Le Pays Cadjin, Spanish: País Cajún), is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that has historically contained much of the state's Francophone population.
Acadiana
L'Acadiane (Cajun French) | |
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Region | |
Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana | |
Map of Louisiana with Acadiana highlighted, and the heart of Acadiana in dark red | |
Location of Louisiana within the United States | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Legislative recognition | 1971 |
| Largest city | Lafayette |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,486,345 |
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| Website | www |
Many inhabitants of the Cajun Country have Acadian ancestry and identify as Cajuns or Creoles. Of the 64 parishes that make up the U.S. state of Louisiana, 22 named parishes and other parishes of similar cultural environment make up this intrastate region.
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