Le Moyne, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Le Moyne is located in Alabama
Le Moyne
Le Moyne
Le Moyne is located in the United States
Le Moyne
Le Moyne
Coordinates: 30°57′29″N 88°1′40″W / 30.95806°N 88.02778°W / 30.95806; -88.02778
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251

Le Moyne is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1] It was named in honor of the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, founders of colonial Mobile. Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, on the Mobile River, is located in Le Moyne. The bluff is the site of the former Fort Louis de La Louisiane, capital of French Louisiana from 1702 until 1711.[2]

Geography

Le Moyne is located at 30°57′30″N 88°01′40″W / 30.95823°N 88.027776°W / 30.95823; -88.027776 and has an elevation of 39 feet (12 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Le Moyne, Alabama
  2. ^ "Old Mobile Site Determined Eligible for Designation as a National Historic Landmark". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.



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