{{Infobox settlement
| name = City of Lafayette
| native_name = Ville de Lafayette
| native_name_lang = fr
| settlement_type =
City
| image_skyline = Lafayette, Louisiana.png
| imagesize = 300px
| image_alt = Lafayette, Louisiana
| image_caption = A view Downtown [[Lafayette, Louisiana] featuring the
Cajundome.
| image_flag = Flag of Lafayette, Louisiana.gif
| flag_size = 250px
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| nickname = The Hub City
| motto = The Heart of
Cajun Country
| image_map =
| mapsize =
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| pushpin_map = USA Louisiana
| pushpin_label_position = none
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Lafayette in
Louisiana, within United States.
| coordinates =
30°12′50″N 92°01′46″W / 30.21389°N 92.02944°W
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| subdivision_type =
Country
| subdivision_name =
United States
| subdivision_type1 =
State
| subdivision_name1 =
Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 =
Parish
| subdivision_name2 =
Lafayette
| established_title = Founded
| established_date =
1821 as Vermilionville
| established_title1 = Renamed
| established_date1 =
1884 as Lafayette
| founder = Jean Mouton
| named_for =
General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
| seat_type =
| seat =
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
Consolidated City-Parish
| leader_party =
Republican
| leader_title = City-Parish President
| leader_name =
Joey Durel
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| total_type = City Total
| area_total_sq_mi = 47.7
| area_land_sq_mi = 47.6
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
| area_water_percent = auto
| area_metro_sq_mi = 5252
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft = 36
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 110275
| population_as_of = 2000
| population_density_km2 =
| population_density_sq_mi= 2316.7
| pop_est_as_of = 2007
| population_est =
| population_demonym = Lafayettiens
| population_note =
| timezone1 =
CST
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST =
CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| postal_code_type = ZIP codes
| postal_code = 70501-9, 70593, 70596, 70598
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
337
| twin1 =
Le Cannet
| twin2 =
Longueuil,
Quebec
| twin3 =
Moncton,
New Brunswick
| twin4 =
Poitiers
| twin5 =
Namur
| twin6 =
Agnibilékrou
| twin1_country =
France
| twin2_country =
Canada
| twin3_country =
Canada
| twin4_country =
France
| twin5_country =
Belgium
| twin6_country =
Côte d'Ivoire
| website =
www.lafayettetravel.com
| footnotes =
}}
Lafayette is the heart of Acadiana and the center of Cajun culture in Louisiana and the United States. As such, Lafayette has many cultural places of interest.
{{Infobox settlement
| name = City of Lafayette
| native_name = Ville de Lafayette
| native_name_lang = fr
| settlement_type =
City
| image_skyline = Lafayette, Louisiana.png
| imagesize = 300px
| image_alt = Lafayette, Louisiana
| image_caption = A view Downtown [[Lafayette, Louisiana] featuring the
Cajundome.
| image_flag = Flag of Lafayette, Louisiana.gif
| flag_size = 250px
| flag_alt =
| image_seal =
| seal_size =
| seal_alt =
| image_shield =
| shield_size =
| shield_alt =
| image_blank_emblem =
| blank_emblem_type =
| blank_emblem_size =
| blank_emblem_alt =
| nickname = The Hub City
| motto = The Heart of
Cajun Country
| image_map =
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| image_map1 =
| mapsize1 =
| map_alt1 =
| map_caption1 =
| pushpin_map = USA Louisiana
| pushpin_label_position = none
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Lafayette in
Louisiana, within United States.
| coordinates =
30°12′50″N 92°01′46″W / 30.21389°N 92.02944°W
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type =
Country
| subdivision_name =
United States
| subdivision_type1 =
State
| subdivision_name1 =
Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 =
Parish
| subdivision_name2 =
Lafayette
| established_title = Founded
| established_date =
1821 as Vermilionville
| established_title1 = Renamed
| established_date1 =
1884 as Lafayette
| founder = Jean Mouton
| named_for =
General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
| seat_type =
| seat =
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
Consolidated City-Parish
| leader_party =
Republican
| leader_title = City-Parish President
| leader_name =
Joey Durel
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| total_type = City Total
| area_total_sq_mi = 47.7
| area_land_sq_mi = 47.6
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
| area_water_percent = auto
| area_metro_sq_mi = 5252
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft = 36
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 110275
| population_as_of = 2000
| population_density_km2 =
| population_density_sq_mi= 2316.7
| pop_est_as_of = 2007
| population_est =
| population_demonym = Lafayettiens
| population_note =
| timezone1 =
CST
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST =
CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| postal_code_type = ZIP codes
| postal_code = 70501-9, 70593, 70596, 70598
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
337
| twin1 =
Le Cannet
| twin2 =
Longueuil,
Quebec
| twin3 =
Moncton,
New Brunswick
| twin4 =
Poitiers
| twin5 =
Namur
| twin6 =
Agnibilékrou
| twin1_country =
France
| twin2_country =
Canada
| twin3_country =
Canada
| twin4_country =
France
| twin5_country =
Belgium
| twin6_country =
Côte d'Ivoire
| website =
www.lafayettetravel.com
| footnotes =
}}
Lafayette is the heart of Acadiana and the center of Cajun culture in Louisiana and the United States. As such, Lafayette has many cultural places of interest.