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, established during the Middle-Age by the lords of the fief of La Fayette held by the senior branch of the Motier family. History and members Its ...

, 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 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 of ...

, 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 War. ...

, 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 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 Ar ...

, 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 22 ...

, 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 the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi ...

, 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, 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 Parish (french: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 241,753, up from 221,578 at the 2010 United States census. The parish seat is ...

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 Sta ...

, a city *

LaFayette, New York LaFayette is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. Its population was 4,952 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a national hero of both France and the United States. LaFayette is in the southern part ...

, 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 Lafayette is a city in 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 3,742 at the 2010 census. History Lafayette was founded in 1846 by pion ...

, a city *

Lafayette, Tennessee Lafayette is a city in Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,474 at the 2010 census, and had 5,584 in 2020.U.S. Census ...

, 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) *

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, New Hampshire * Lafayette County (disambiguation) *

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 Reservoir, 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 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, 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 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) "Lafayette (We Hear You Calling)" is a World War I song written and composed by Mary Earl, which was a pseudonym of Robert A. King (composer), Robert A. King. It was published in New York, New York by Shapiro, Bernstein, & Co. in 1918. The sheet m ...

", 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 R ...

'' 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 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) The former LaFayette Hotel is a historic commercial building at 525 South Louisiana Street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a twelve-story concrete structure, faced primarily in brick. It has a rectangular footprint at its base, with an ...

Lafayette Theatre (disambiguation) Lafayette Theatre may refer to: * Lafayette Theatre (Suffern), in Suffern, Rockland County, New York, United States * Lafayette Theatre (Harlem), in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States * Lafayette Circus (Manhattan), Manh ...

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 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 LaFa ...

, 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), 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 The La Fayette Escadrille (french: Escadrille de La Fayette) was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914–1918). This escadrille of the ''Aéronautique Militaire'' was composed largely of Ameri ...

, 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 ...

, 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 research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the s ...

Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the college after General Laf ...

, 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) The Lafayette Avenue station is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A trai ...

, Brooklyn, a New York City Subway station * Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street (New York City Subway) Manhattan * Lafayette station (Indiana), an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana * Lafayette station (Louisiana), an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Louisiana * Lafayette station (BART) 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 (175 ...

a private airport in Yamhill County, Oregon *

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

a street in lower Manhattan, New York City * Lafayette Boulevard 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 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 The Lafayette Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs. There is a La ...

, an annual American Thoroughbred horse race in Lexington, Kentucky * 23244 Lafayette, 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 crysta ...

Martian meteorite

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