Freret, New Orleans

Freret
Freret
CDT)
Area code	504

Freret is a

neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Freret neighborhood contains a thriving commercial corridor. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, LaSalle Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.^[1]

The name of the neighborhood stems from Freret Street, which was named for

New Orleans mayor

.

Geography

Freret is located at 29°56′15″N 90°06′25″W / 29.93750°N 90.10694°W / 29.93750; -90.10694 ^[2] and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m).^[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²). 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent neighborhoods

Broadmoor (north)
Milan (east)
Uptown (south)
Audubon (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,715 people, 648 households, and 363 family households.^[4]

Landmarks and Attractions

Restaurants / Bars / Amenities

The Freret Commercial Corridor, located on Freret Street between Jefferson and Napoleon Avenue, has over 17 restaurants, 3 coffee shops, and 3 bars, a convenience store, and a grocery store.