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Chalmette is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, in southeast Louisiana, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The 2010 census reported that Chalmette had 16,751 people. The 2011 population is listed as 17,119;〔 "People in Chalmette, Louisiana", BestPlaces.com, 2011, webpage: (BPch ). 〕 however, the pre-Katrina population was 32,069 at the 2000 census. The population hence declined by 46% between 2000 and 2010. Chalmette is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chalmette is located east of downtown New Orleans and south of Arabi, Louisiana, towards Lake Borgne. The community was named for Louis-Xavier Martin de Lino de Chalmette (1720-1755), whose surname is, in turn, derived from the French word "''chalmette''" (meaning "pasture land, fallow land") and has been traced to the Proto-Celtic word "''kalm''". ==History== Chalmette was founded by plantation owner Louis-Xavier Martin de Lino de Chalmette (1720-1755), a native of Quebec and grandson of René-Louis Chartier de Lotbinière of Maison Lotbinière. His eldest son, Louis Xavier Martin de Lino de Chalmette (1753-1814) was born there and married the sister of Antoine Philippe de Marigny, grandfather of Bernard de Marigny. In January 1815, the Battle of New Orleans was fought at Chalmette on the founder's plantation, then owned by his second son, Ignace Martin de Lino de Chalmette (1755-1815), a first cousin of Major-General Pierre Denis de La Ronde (1762-1824), the founder of Versailles, Louisiana, who commanded the Louisiana militia during the battle. The American forces under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the British forces (led by brevet Lieutenant General Sir Edward Pakenham). The battlefield is preserved as a national monument complete with visitor center, and the Chalmette National Cemetery is adjacent. Since the mid-1970s, the site has been part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, a multi-site National Park Service property, with another of its visitor centers and the Lafitte Park headquarters located in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Greek Revival-style plantation house next to the Chalmette battlefield, named the Malus-Beauregard House, was built in 1830 and is open to the public.〔http://www.experienceneworleans.com/chalmette-battlefield-beauregard.html〕 From 1951 to 1983, Chalmette was the location of a major Kaiser Aluminum plant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chalmette, Louisiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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