Lafayette

Summary

Lafayette is a city in the United States^[1]. Lafayette ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish^[3].
• Lafayette is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lafayette's head of government is recorded as Josh Guillory^[5].
• Lafayette's image is recorded as LafayetteCollage.jpg^[6].
• Lafayette's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Lafayette's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Lafayette's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[9].
• Lafayette's capital is recorded as Acadiana^[10].
• Lafayette's flag image is recorded as Flag of Acadiana.svg^[11].
• Lafayette's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lafayette, Louisiana.svg^[12].
• Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette^[13].
• Lafayette's logo image is recorded as Logo of Lafayette, Louisiana.svg^[14].
• Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Namur^[15].
• Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Cannet^[16].
• Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Poitiers^[17].
• Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agnibilékrou^[18].
• Lafayette's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158908381^[19].
• Lafayette's GND ID is recorded as 4386816-2^[20].
• Lafayette's locator map image is recorded as Lafayette Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lafayette Highlighted.svg^[21].
• Lafayette's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84069225^[22].
• Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70501^[23].
• Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70502^[24].
• Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70503^[25].
• Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70504^[26].
• Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70505^[27].

Body

Founding

+1821-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lafayette^[28].

Identity

Lafayette's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lafayette'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lafayette include Lafayette Regional Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Lafayette ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).^[2] Lafayette has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Lafayette is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Lafayette include Lafayette Regional Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in United States^[32].