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, a French noble family **

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemasonry, freemason and military officer who fought in the Ameri ...

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

James Lafayette James Lafayette was the pseudonym of James Stack Lauder (1853–1923).Anon. (1990). He was a late Victorian and Edwardian portrait photographer, and managing director from 1898 to 1923 of a company in Dublin specializing in society photographs ...

, pseudonym of James Stack Lauder (1853–1923), Irish portrait photographer

Places

United States

* LaFayette, Alabama, a city * Lafayette, California, 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 24,453 at the 2010 United States Census. Geography Lafayette is located in southeastern Boulder Coun ...

, a home rule municipality * LaFayette, Georgia, 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. It is located south of Kewanee off Route 78 on Route 17, IL-17 (Madison Street). The population was 223 ...

, 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, t ...

* Lafayette, Indiana, 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 the ...

, 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 reg ...

Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette (, ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the most populous city and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth largest incorporated municipality by population and the 234th- ...

, a city ** Lafayette Parish, Louisiana * Lafayette, Minnesota, a city * LaFayette, New York, a town *

Lafayette, Ohio Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 445 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The village was incorporated in 1868. Geography Lafayette is loc ...

, a village *

Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio Lafayette is a census-designated place in the center of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along U.S. Route 40, just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 42. History Lawrenceville Lawrenceville ...

, a census-designated place * Lafayette, Oregon, a city * Lafayette, Tennessee, a city *

Lafayette, Virginia Lafayette is a census-designated place (CDP) between the cities of Roanoke and Christiansburg in eastern Montgomery County, southwest Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 449. It is located adjacent to Elliston, at ...

, 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 Faubourg Lafayette is a division in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is also known as the 10th Ward of New Orleans, and it is one of the city's 17 wards. Faubourg Lafayette was founded with small settlements around steambo ...

, 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 of New Hampshire, United States. It lies in the town of Franconia in Grafton County, and appears on the New England Fifty Finest list of the most ...

, 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 * Lafay ...

Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Lafayette Hill is an unincorporated community, primarily within Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. A small part of it is in Springfield Township. Lafayette Hill is located just west of ...

Lafayette Park (disambiguation) Lafayette Park may refer to a location in the United States: *Lafayette Park (Los Angeles), California *Lafayette Park (Fall River, Massachusetts) *Lafayette Park (San Francisco), California *Lafayette Park, Detroit, Michigan, a park, development, ...

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. EBM ...

, 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 sou ...

, 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 Mall, ...

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 Scot ...

Lafayette Village Lafayette Village is a historic district extending along Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a linear rural and industrial village, running from the Wickford Junction railroad crossing in the west to Angel Avenue in the ...

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

Other countries

Lafayette (Tunis) Lafayette is the central district of Tunis (Tunisia) which occupies the northern area of the avenue Habib Bourguiba Avenue Habib Bourguiba ( aeb, شارع حبيب بورڨيبة) is the central thoroughfare of Tunis, and the historical politi ...

, a district of Tunis, Tunisia

Arts and media

* ''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 films ''

Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Ro ...

'' and ''Aristocats 2'' * 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 The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United State ...

science fiction novels

Buildings

Lafayette Building (disambiguation) Lafayette Building may refer to: * Lafayette Building (Washington, D.C.) * Lafayette Building (Detroit) * John Mark Verdier House John Mark Verdier House, also known as Lafayette Building, is a building in Beaufort, South Carolina. It was built ...

* Lafayette Hotel (disambiguation) *

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 famou ...

Businesses

Galeries Lafayette The 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 in a number of other locations in France and othe ...

, a French department store chain * LaFayette Motors, 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, Amat ...

, 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 referred to it in 1972, as one of "''Les Six'', the last bastions of grand luxe dining i ...

, 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, built offshore from Fort Hamilton at the southern tip of what is now Bay Ridge in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The fort was built on a natural island ...

, a coastal fortification in the Narrows of New York Harbor *

Brigade La Fayette The Brigade La Fayette, also named Task Force La Fayette, was a joint unit of the French forces in Afghanistan. It was officially created on 1 November 2009, along with a complete reorganisation of the French military deployment in Afghanistan. It ...

, also named Task Force La Fayette, a joint unit of the French forces in Afghanistan * Lafayette Escadrille, 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 * Lafayette College, a private coeducational college in Easton, Pennsylvania *

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 is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the ''Cardinal''. The current station facility was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railro ...

, 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 Orlea ...

, an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Louisiana *

Lafayette station (BART) Lafayette station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) metro station, station in Lafayette, California. The station consists of one island platform in the Central reservation, center median of California State Route 24, State Route 24 just south of ...

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 locate ...

, 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 Airstrip 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 private airport in Yamhill County, Oregon * Lafayette Street a street in lower Manhattan, New York City *

Lafayette Boulevard Lafayette Boulevard (also referred to as Lafayette Street and Lafayette Avenue) is a major east-west street through the city of Detroit, extending from the southeast side through downtown into the southwest side, ending at Woodmere Cemetery. Lafay ...

a street in Detroit, Michigan *

Lafayette Bridge The Lafayette Bridge is a bridge carrying U.S. Route 52 across the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. At this point, US 52 is on the Lafayette Freeway. The bridge spans across railroad yards north of the Mississippi, the river i ...

, spanning the Mississippi River in St Paul, Minnesota *

Rue La Fayette The rue La Fayette is a street in the 9th district 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 Georg ...

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

Other uses

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, a cemetery in New Orleans * Lafayette Stakes, 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 or cultural significance in many societie ...

, 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 (175 ...

, 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 crys ...

Martian meteorite