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'''Tremé''' ({{IPAc-en|t|r|ə|ˈ|m|eɪ}} {{respell|trə|MAY|'}}) is a [[New Orleans neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. "Tremé" is often rendered as '''Treme''', and the neighborhood is sometimes called by its more formal French name, '''Faubourg Tremé''';<ref>''[[Faubourg]]'' is a French word meaning "[[suburb]]".</ref> it is listed in the New Orleans City Planning Districts as '''Tremé / Lafitte'''
Founded in the 1810s, it is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, and was initially the main neighborhood of its [[free people of color]]. Historically a racially mixed neighborhood, it remains an important center of the city's [[African-American]] and [[Creoles of color|Créole]] culture, especially the modern [[brass band]] tradition. Some sources go so far as to call it the oldest [[African-American neighborhood|Black neighborhood]] in the nation.
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