Lafayette, Louisiana

**Lafayette** is the most populous city in the Acadiana region, it is the fourth most populous city in the state of Louisiana (after New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport). The original name was **Vermilionville**, as which it was founded around 1821. The name _Lafayette_ comes from the name of a French military hero who fought with and helped  the American Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 2020 the population was over one hundred and twenty thousand. The city lies in Lafayette Parish.

### Interstates

|Number||Highway|
| --- | --- | --- |
|10||I-10|
|49||I-49|

## Other websites

|Website|
| --- |
|Lafayette Consolidated Government|
|Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce|
|Lafayette Conventions and Visitors Center|

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Lafayette, Louisiana
- **official name**: City of Lafayette
- **native name**: Ville de Lafayette, Louisiane
- **native name lang**: fr
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Downtown Lafayette LA 2021.jpg
- **imagesize**: 300px
- **image alt**: Hub City
- **image caption**: Downtown
- **nickname**: The Hub City, Laffy
- **motto**: The Heart of Cajun Country
- **image flag**: Flag of Lafayette, Louisiana.svg
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Lafayette
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Political divisions of the United States, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of parishes in Louisiana, Parish
- **subdivision name2**: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: as Vermilionville
- **established title1**: Renamed
- **established date1**: as Lafayette
- **founder**: Jean Mouton
- **named for**: Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
- **government type**: Consolidated city-county, Consolidated City-Parish
- **leader title**: City-Parish President
- **total type**: City Total
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 55.90
- **area land sq mi**: 55.82
- **area water sq mi**: 0.08
- **area total km2**: 144.79
- **area land km2**: 144.58
- **area water km2**: 0.20
- **area water percent**: 0.14
- **area metro sq mi**: 3,408.5
- **elevation ft**: 36
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 121,374
- **population rank**: United States, US: List of United States cities by population, 234th<br/ >List of municipalities in Louisiana, LA: 4th<br/ >Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, LF: 1st
- **population urban**: 227,316 (US: List of United States urban areas, 170th)
- **population metro**: 408,455 (US: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 131st)
- **population blank1 title**: Combined statistical area, CSA
- **population blank1**: 560,924 (US: List of United States combined statistical areas, 85th)
- **population density sq mi**: 2174.23
- **population demonym**: Lafayettiens
- **timezone1**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset1**: -6
- **timezone1 dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 70501–9, 70593, 70596, 70598
- **area code**: Area code 337, 337
- **website**: [https://www.lafayettetravel.com www.lafayettetravel.com]
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 22-40735