Chauvin Map
Chauvin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,229 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chauvin is located at 29°26?49?N 90°35?37?W / 29.44694°N 90.59361°W / 29.44694; -90.59361 (29.447056, -90.593486). At 24 hours prior to expected landfall, this places the town directly at the center of the expected landfall of Hurricane Gustav, on Labor Day 2008, based upon the most recent National Hurricane Center projection.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²) of it is land and 0.21% is water.
Nearby cities include Houma, Lockport, Larose, Cut Off, Mathews.