The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFlorien is a village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Florien had a population of 553. The village is home to the annual Sabine Free State Festival, celebrating the village's history as part of the Sabine Neutral Strip.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 633 to 553 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Florien yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Florien’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Florien’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Florien is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Florien has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fisher Historic District in Fisher, 2.5 miles away.
Florien and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.