Lafayette is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in 2020. The Lafayette metropolitan area was Louisiana's third largest metropolitan statistical area with a population of 478,384 at the 2020 census. The Acadiana region containing Lafayette is the largest population and economic corridor between Houston, Texas and New Orleans. Originally established as Vermilionville in the 1820s and incorporated in 1836, Lafayette developed as an agricultural community until the introduction of retail and entertainment centers, and the discovery of oil in the area in the 1940s. Since the discovery of oil, the city and parish have had the highest number of workers in the oil and natural gas industry in Louisiana as of 2018.

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Lafayette
Founded: 1821 as Vermilionville
Renamed: 1884 as Lafayette
Founded by: Jean Mouton
Named for: General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
• Type: Consolidated city–parish
• Mayor: Monique Blanco-Boulet (R)
• Water: auto%
• Total: 121,374
• Rank: US: 234th
• Urban: 227,316 (US: 172nd)
• Metro: 478,384 (US: 118th)
• CSA: 627,146 (US: 77th)
• Consolidated: 244,390
Demonym(s): Lafayettien
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes: 70501–9, 70593, 70596, 70598
Area code(s): 337
FIPS code: 22-40735
Wikidata description: city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
Wikidata id: Q128891
Wikidata label: Lafayette
Wikidata aliases: Array
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