What is "grosse tete"

Population (2000): 670
Housing Units (2000): 294
Land area (2000): 1.208422 sq. miles (3.129798 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.016965 sq. miles (0.043940 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.225387 sq. miles (3.173738 sq. km)
FIPS code: 32020
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 30.414587 N, 91.435265 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 70740
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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