Beau Chene is a private, gated community of over 1430 homes (approximate population 4500) in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, just outside the City of Mandeville north of New Orleans/Metairie/Jefferson Parish via the 24-mile Causeway Bridge across Lake Ponchartrain. Please view the location map for directions to Beau Chene. The community has nearby access to Interstate 12, with Baton Rouge 65 miles to the west and the Mississippi Gulf Coast 35 miles to the east. Beau Chene is built around 36 holes of premier golf course and the Beau Chene Country Club. The Marina Beau Chene marina has 140 slips.

Beau Chene was established in 1974. There are now 355 condominiums/boathouses/townhomes, over 1116 single-family homes, and over 83 vacant lots.

Beau Chene's biggest asset is its people, who make it a wonderful place to live. The community is managed by an eleven member Board of Directors elected by the members of the Homeowners Association. The Managing Agent is The Earnest Corporation.