Editing French Quarter (section)

==Geography==
The French Quarter is located at {{Coord|29|57|31|N|90|03|54|W|type:city}}<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url = http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date = 2011-04-23 |date = 2011-02-12 |title = US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 }}</ref> and has an elevation of {{convert|1|ft|1}}.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url = http://geonames.usgs.gov |access-date = 2008-01-31 |title = US Board on Geographic Names |publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] |date = 2007-10-25 }}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the district has a total area of {{convert|0.66|sqmi|1}}.  {{convert|0.49|sqmi|1}} of which is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|1}} (25.76%) of which is water.

===Boundaries===
The most common definition of the French Quarter includes all the land stretching along the [[Mississippi River]] from [[Canal Street, New Orleans|Canal Street]] to [[Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans|Esplanade Avenue]] (13 blocks) and inland to [[Rampart Street|North Rampart Street]] (seven to nine blocks).  It equals an area of 78 square blocks. Some definitions, such as city zoning laws, exclude the properties facing Canal Street, which had already been redeveloped by the time architectural preservation was considered, and the section between Decatur Street and the river, much of which had long served industrial and warehousing functions.

Any alteration to structures in the remaining blocks is subject to review by the Vieux Carré Commission, which determines whether the proposal is appropriate for the historic character of the district.  Its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Esplanade Avenue to the north, the [[Mississippi River]] to the east, Canal Street, [[Decatur Street (New Orleans)|Decatur Street]] and Iberville Street to the south and the [[Basin Street]], St. Louis Street and North Rampart Street to the west.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://gnocdc.org/orleans/1/48/index.html |title = French Quarter Neighborhood |author = Greater New Orleans Community Data Center |access-date = 2008-06-21 |archive-date = September 19, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080919134952/http://gnocdc.org/orleans/1/48/index.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The National Historic Landmark district is stated to be 85 square blocks.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2"/> The Quarter is subdistrict of the French Quarter/CBD Area.

===Adjacent neighborhoods===
{{further|Neighborhoods in New Orleans}}
* [[Faubourg Marigny]] (east)
* [[New Orleans Central Business District|Central Business District]] (west)
* [[Iberville Projects|Iberville]] (north)
* [[Tremé]] (north)