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Lafayette

city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Lafayette

Summary

Lafayette is a city in the United States[1]. Lafayette has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • Lafayette's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Lafayette's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county[8].
  • Lafayette's capital is recorded as Acadiana[9].
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette[10].
  • Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Namur[11].
  • Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Cannet[12].
  • Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Poitiers[13].
  • Lafayette's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agnibilékrou[14].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70501[15].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70502[16].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70503[17].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70504[18].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70505[19].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70506[20].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70507[21].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70508[22].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70509[23].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70593[24].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70596[25].
  • Lafayette's postal code is recorded as 70598[26].
  • Lafayette's Commons category is recorded as Lafayette, Louisiana[27].

Body

Founding

1821 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 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lafayette is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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

Related Entities

Addison Rae Armand Duplantis Danneel Ackles Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Le Cannet Remington College United States University of Louisiana at Lafayette

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . lafayettela.gov. Retrieved . lafayettela.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.2478'}
    Instance of → city in the United States, big city, consolidated city-county
    Capital → —
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lafayette-la, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289946966|lafayette la (#289946966)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
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