Editing St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|2158|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|378|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1781|sqmi}} (83%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> It is the second largest parish in Louisiana by total area and has the largest percentage of area in water of any parish.

The parish of St. Bernard embraces numerous small islands. The parish is classed among the alluvial lands of the state. The ridges comprise the arable lands of the parish and have an area of {{convert|37,000|acre|km2}}. The principal streams are the Bayous Terre aux Boeufs and La Loutre. There are numerous smaller streams which are efficient drainage canals. The dominant tree species is [[bald cypress]], of which the most valuable trees have been cut and processed.

===Bodies of water===
* [[Lake Borgne]]  (north)
* [[Mississippi River]]  (southwest)
* [[Gulf of Mexico]]  (east)

===Major highways===
* [[Image:Louisiana 39 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 39]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 46 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 46]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 47 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 47]]

===Adjacent counties and parishes===
* [[Hancock County, Mississippi|Hancock County]], [[Mississippi]] (north across [[Mississippi Sound]])
* [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison County]], [[Mississippi]] (northeast across [[Chandeleur Sound]] and [[Mississippi Sound]])
* [[New Orleans|Orleans Parish]] (northwest)
* [[Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|Plaquemines Parish]] (south)
* [[St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana|St. Tammany Parish]] (northwest)

===National protected areas===
* [[Breton National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Jean Lafitte National Historical Park]] (part, in [[Chalmette, Louisiana|Chalmette]])

===State park===
* [[St. Bernard State Park]]

===Communities===
[[Image:Map of St. Bernard Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels.PNG|thumb|294x294px|Map of St. Bernard Parish with municipal labels]]
[[File:Historic Places St. Bernard.jpg|thumb|293x293px|Historic place names in St. Bernard Parish]]

There are no incorporated areas in St. Bernard Parish.

====Census-designated places====
* [[Arabi, Louisiana|Arabi]]
* [[Chalmette, Louisiana|Chalmette]] (parish seat)
*[[Delacroix, Louisiana|Delacroix]]
* [[Meraux, Louisiana|Meraux]]
* [[Poydras, Louisiana|Poydras]]
* [[Violet, Louisiana|Violet]]

====Unincorporated communities====
* [[Caernarvon, Louisiana|Caernarvon]]
* [[Hopedale, Louisiana|Hopedale (La Chinche)]]
* [[Reggio, Louisiana|Reggio (Bencheque)]]
* [[Saint Bernard, Louisiana|Saint Bernard]]
* [[Shell Beach, Louisiana|Shell Beach]]
* [[Versailles, Louisiana|Versailles]] 
* [[Verret, Louisiana|Verret]]

====Ghost towns====
* [[Alluvial City, Louisiana|Alluvial City]]<ref>U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). December 31, 1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.</ref>
* [[Fazendeville, Louisiana|Fazendeville]]
* [[Proctorville, Louisiana|Proctorville]]
* [[Saint Malo, Louisiana|St. Malo]]