Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to:

People

Lafayette (name) Lafayette or La Fayette, is originally a surname or a toponym coming from the Occitan language, Occitan words ''la faieta'' and that designates a beech forest. Due to the fame of American Revolutionary War commander Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La ...

, a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette *

House of La Fayette The House of La Fayette was a French family of Nobles of the Sword, from the province of Auvergne (province), Auvergne, established during the Middle Ages by the lords of the Fee (feudal tenure), fief of Aix-la-Fayette, La Fayette held by the se ...

, a French noble family **

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (), was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Conti ...

(1757–1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general also prominent in the French Revolution *

Sigmund Neuberger Sigmund Neuberger (or Sigmund Newburger) (25 February 1871 – 9 May 1911), who performed as an illusionist under the stage name the Great Lafayette, was the highest-paid magician of his time. Early life and career Neuberger was born in Munich, ...

(1871–1911), German-born American illusionist under the stage name "The Great Lafayette"

Places

United States

LaFayette, Alabama LaFayette ( , ) is the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States, northwest of Columbus, Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 3,003. History Chambers County was formed in 1832. The newly elected county ...

, a city *

Lafayette, California Lafayette (formerly La Fayette) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 25,391. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military officer of the American Revolutionary ...

, a city *

Lafayette, Colorado The City of Lafayette ( ) is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 30,411 at the 2020 United States census. Geography Lafayette is located in southeastern Boulder ...

, a home rule municipality *

LaFayette, Georgia LaFayette ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,888. It was founded as Chattooga. LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical ...

, a city *

La Fayette, Illinois La Fayette (named after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, pronounced locally "Lay - fay - et") is a village in Stark County, Illinois, United States. It is located south of Kewanee off Route 78 on Route 17, IL-17 (Madison Street). The pop ...

, a village *

Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area The Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Indiana, anchored by the cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette. As of the July 1, 2021 ...

Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette ( ) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Lafayette ...

, a city *

LaFayette, Kentucky LaFayette,Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "LaFayette, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013. also informally written as La Fayette and Lafayette, is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in th ...

, a town *

Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area Lafayette, Vermilionville, or the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area per the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is the third largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in the south central Acadiana regi ...

Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette ( , ) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River (Louisiana), Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's List of municipaliti ...

, a city **

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Lafayette Parish () is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 241,753, up from 221,578 at the 2010 United Stat ...

Lafayette, Minnesota Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census. It is a farming community just outside the larger town of New Ulm. Lafayette is part of the Mankato- North Mankato Metropolitan St ...

, a city *

LaFayette, New York LaFayette is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 4,910. The town is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in the French and American revolutions, and widely considered a na ...

, a town *

Lafayette, Ohio Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The village was incorporated in 1868. Geography According to ...

, a village *

Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio Lafayette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the center of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 40, just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 42.Rand McNally, ' ...

, a census-designated place *

Lafayette, Oregon Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, Yamhill County, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. It was founded in 1846 and incorporated in 1878. The population was 4,423 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 cens ...

, a city *

Lafayette, Tennessee Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,474 at the 2010 census, and had 5,584 in 2020.Lafayette, Virginia Lafayette is a census-designated place (CDP) between the cities of Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke and Christiansburg, Virginia, Christiansburg in eastern Montgomery County, Virginia, Montgomery County, southwest Virginia, United States. The populatio ...

, a census-designated place *

Lafayette, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Lafayette is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: *Lafayette County, Wisconsin *Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, a town *Lafayette, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town *Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin, a town *Fayette, Wi ...

Faubourg Lafayette The neighborhood of the Faubourg Lafayette is a division in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a portion of the 10th Ward of New Orleans, and part of Central City, New Orleans. The boundaries are the lake side of St. Charles Avenue fro ...

, Louisiana, a division in the city of New Orleans *

Mount Lafayette Mount Lafayette is a mountain at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States. It lies in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, Franconia in Grafton County, New ...

, New Hampshire *

Lafayette County (disambiguation) Lafayette County may refer to several locations in the United States, each named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette: * Lafayette County, Arkansas * Lafayette County, Florida * Lafayette County, Mississippi * Lafayette County, Missouri * Lafa ...

Lafayette Park (disambiguation) Lafayette Park may refer to: * Lafayette Park (Los Angeles), California * Lafayette Park (San Francisco), California * Lafayette Park, Detroit, Michigan, a park, development, and neighborhood * Lafayette Park, St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by Laf ...

Lafayette Reservoir The Lafayette Reservoir is an open-cut human-made terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). Completed in 1933, it was intended solely as a standby water supply for EBMUD customers. EB ...

, Contra Costa County, California *

Lafayette River The Lafayette River, earlier known as Tanner's Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tidal estuary which empties into the Elizabeth River just south ...

, entirely in the city of Norfolk, Virginia *

Lafayette Square (disambiguation) Lafayette Square may refer to several places in the United States: * Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California * Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia), one of Savannah's 22 city squares * Lafayette Square Ma ...

Lafayette Township (disambiguation) Lafayette Township may refer to: Arkansas * Lafayette Township, Lonoke County, Arkansas, in Lonoke County, Arkansas * Lafayette Township, Ouachita County, Arkansas, in Ouachita County, Arkansas * Lafayette Township, Scott County, Arkansas, in ...

* Lafayette Village, a historic district in North Kingstown, Rhode Island; on the National Register of Historic Places

Other countries

* Lafayette (Tunis), a district of Tunis, Tunisia

Arts and entertainment

* ''La Fayette'' (film), also known as ''Lafayette'', a 1961 French/Italian co-production starring Orson Welles and Pascale Audret * " Lafayette (We Hear You Calling)", a 1918 World War I song composed by Mary Earl (Robert A. King) * Lafayette, a Basset Hound in the animated film '' Aristocats'' * Lafayette Reynolds, one of the principal characters in ''True Blood'', an American TV series * Lafayette O'Leary, the protagonist in four

Keith Laumer John Keith Laumer ( – ) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. His older brother March Laumer was ...

science fiction novels

Buildings

Lafayette Building (disambiguation) Lafayette Building may refer to: * Lafayette Building (Washington, D.C.) * Lafayette Building (Detroit) * John Mark Verdier House, also known as Lafayette Building, in Beaufort, South Carolina {{disambig ...

Lafayette Hotel (disambiguation) Lafayette Hotel or Hotel Lafayette may refer to: * Hotel Lafayette, an historic hotel in Buffalo, New York built between 1902 and 1911 * Hotel Lafayette (New York City), a hotel and restaurant which operated in New York City from 1902 to 1949 * LaF ...

Lafayette Theatre (disambiguation) Lafayette Theatre may refer to: * Lafayette Theatre (Suffern), in Suffern, Rockland County, New York, United States * Lafayette Theatre (Harlem) The Lafayette Theatre (1912–1951), known locally as "the House Beautiful", was one of the most fam ...

Businesses

Galeries Lafayette Galeries Lafayette () is an upmarket French department store chain, the biggest in Europe. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates a number of locations in France and other countries ...

, a French department store chain *

LaFayette Motors The LaFayette Motors Corporation was a United States–based automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1919, LaFayette Motors was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo. History L ...

, United States automobile manufacturer from the 1910s to the 1940s *

Lafayette Radio Electronics Lafayette Radio Electronics Corporation was an American radio and electronics manufacturer and retailer from approximately 1931 to 1981, headquartered in Syosset, New York, a Long Island suburb of New York City. The company sold radio sets, Ama ...

, an electronics retail chain that closed in 1981 *

Lafayette (restaurant) Lafayette was a French restaurant in New York City located at 202 East 50th Street. It was established in 1965 and closed in the late 1970s. W (magazine), ''W'' magazine referred to it in 1972, as one of "''Les Six'', the last bastions of grand ...

, a former French restaurant in New York City

Military

* USS ''Lafayette'', three US Navy ships * ''Lafayette''-class submarine, a class of US submarine * French aircraft carrier ''La Fayette'', a French aircraft carrier, formerly USS ''Langley'' (CVL-27) * ''La Fayette''-class frigate, a class of French frigates ** French frigate ''La Fayette'', a French stealth frigate, lead ship of the ''La Fayette'' class *

Fort Lafayette Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in The Narrows of New York Harbor (New York Bay), built offshore from nearby Fort Hamilton at the southern tip of what is now the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Bay Ridge neighborhood in the New York City ...

, a coastal fortification in the Narrows of New York Harbor * Brigade La Fayette, also named Task Force La Fayette, a joint unit of the French forces in Afghanistan *

Lafayette Escadrille The La Fayette Escadrille () was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914–1918). This escadrille of the History of the Armée de l'Air (1909–1942)#World War I (1914–1918), ''Aéronautique Mil ...

, a World War I squadron of the French Air Service composed largely of American pilots *

Lafayette Flying Corps The Lafayette Flying Corps is a name given to the American volunteer pilots who flew in the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) during World War I. It includes the pilots who flew with the bona fide Lafayette Escadrille squadron. Numbers The e ...

, a name given to American volunteer pilots who flew for the French in World War I

Schools

University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a Public university, public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus Universi ...

Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 18 ...

, a private coeducational college in Easton, Pennsylvania **

Lafayette Leopards The Lafayette Leopards represent the 23 Division I varsity athletic teams of Lafayette College and compete in the Patriot League. There are 11 men's teams, 11 women's teams, and one co-ed team. The club teams also compete as the Leopards. Thou ...

, Lafayette College's sports teams *

Lafayette High School (disambiguation) Lafayette High School is the name of many secondary schools in the United States, among them: *Lafayette High School (Alabama), in Lafayette, Alabama *Lafayette High School (Georgia), in Lafayette, Georgia *Lafayette High School (Florida), in Mayo, ...

Transportation

* Lafayette Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line), Brooklyn, a New York City Subway station * Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street (New York City Subway) Manhattan *

Lafayette station (Indiana) Lafayette station may refer to: * Lafayette station (Indiana), an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana *Lafayette station (Louisiana) Lafayette station is a train station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It is served by the ''Sunset Lim ...

, an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana *

Lafayette station (Louisiana) Lafayette station is a train station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It is served by the ''Sunset Limited,'' operated by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The Lafayette station was originally built by the Texas and New Or ...

, an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Louisiana *

Lafayette station (BART) Lafayette station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Lafayette, California. The station consists of one island platform in the center median of State Route 24 just south of the Lafayette Hillside Memorial. It is served by the Yel ...

is BART station in Lafayette, California *

Lafayette Square station Lafayette Square (officially Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square since November 8, 2019, for sponsorship purposes) is a Buffalo Metro Rail station near City Hall and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at Lafayette Square loc ...

, Buffalo, New York, Metro Rail station *

Lafayette Regional Airport Lafayette Regional Airport(French: Aéroport régional de Lafayette) is a public use airport two miles (4 km) southeast of Lafayette, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned and operated by the City Parish of Lafayette. ...

Lafayette, Louisiana *

Lafayette Street Lafayette Street ( ) is a major north–south street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It originates at the intersection of Reade Street and Centre Street, one block north of Chambers Street. The one-way street then successively runs throu ...

a street in lower Manhattan, New York City * Lafayette Boulevard a street in Detroit, Michigan * Lafayette Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River in St Paul, Minnesota *

Rue La Fayette The Rue La Fayette is a street in the 9th and 10th arrondissement of Paris, between the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière. History The street was opened in 1823. It was created by Claude Rambuteau and Georges-E ...

a street in Paris, France * , a shipwreck in Lake Superior, United States * , a French ocean liner that was called ''Lafayette'' from 1915 until 1928

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Lafayette Cemetery Lafayette Cemetery was a cemetery in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1828 and originally intended for 14,000 burials but over time fell into disrepair and became overcrowded with 47,000 buria ...

, a defunct cemetery in Philadelphia *

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1833 and still in use today, the cemetery takes its name from its location in what was once the City of Lafayette, a sub ...

, a cemetery in New Orleans *

Lafayette Stakes The Lafayette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on the dirt track over a distance of seven furlongs. There is a Lafayette Stak ...

, an annual American Thoroughbred horse race in Lexington, Kentucky *

23244 Lafayette 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies ...

, a main-belt minor planet *

Lafayette meteorite Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...

, a

nakhlite Nakhlites are a group of Martian meteorites, named after the first one, Nakhla meteorite. Nakhlites are igneous rocks that are rich in augite and were formed from basaltic magma about 1.3 billion years ago. They contain augite and olivine crysta ...

Martian meteorite

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