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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM N-1A

                                                                File No. 2-99266
                                                               File No. 811-4364


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933               /X/

     Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                        / /
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     Post-Effective Amendment No.  31                                 /X/
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                                                     AND

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940       /X/

Amendment No.  31
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                      VOYAGEUR INTERMEDIATE TAX FREE FUNDS
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania         19103
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:              (215)255-1371


   Richelle S. Maestro, Esquire, One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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                    (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Public Offering:                            October 30, 2000
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

          immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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      X   On October 30, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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          60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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          on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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          75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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          on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
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If appropriate:

     ---- this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
          previously filed post-effective amendment


Pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, Voyageur Intermediate Tax
Free Funds, as successor issuer of Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free Funds, Inc.,
is filing this amendment to the registration statement of Voyageur Intermediate
Tax Free Funds, Inc. and expressly adopts the registration statement of Voyageur
Intermediate Tax Free Funds, Inc. as its own for all purposes of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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                             --- C O N T E N T S ---


This Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registration File No. 2-99266 includes
the following:


                1.     Facing Page

                2.     Contents Page

                3.     Part A - Prospectus(1)

                4.     Part B - Statement of Additional Information(1)

                5.     Part C - Other Information(2)

                6.     Signatures

                7.     Exhibits

This Post-Effective Amendment relates to the Registrant's Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota Intermediate Fund - Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund A
Class, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund B Class Tax-Free and
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund C Class.

                     (1)    The Registrant's Prospectus and Statement of
                            Additional Information are incorporated into this
                            filing by reference to the electronic filing of
                            Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration
                            Statement of Voyageur Mutual Funds filed October 30,
                            2000.

                     (2)    Items 26(a) and 27 to Part C are incorporated into
                            this filing by reference to the electronic filing of
                            Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration
                            Statement of Voyageur Mutual Funds filed October 30,
                            2000.


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                                     PART C

                                Other Information



Item 23. Exhibits

            (a)  Agreement and Declaration of Trust.

                 (1)      Agreement and Declaration of Trust (December 17, 1998)
                 incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
                 Amendment No. 29 filed August 16, 1999.

                 (2)      Certificate of Trust (December 17, 1998) incorporated
                 into this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                 29 filed August 16, 1999.

            (b)  By-Laws.  By-Laws (December 17, 1998) incorporated into this
                 filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed
                 August 16, 1999.

            (c)  Copies of All Instruments Defining the Rights of Holders.

                 (1)     Agreement and Declaration of Trust. Articles III, V and
                         VI of Agreement and Declaration of Trust incorporated
                         into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
                         Amendment No. 29 filed August 16, 1999.

                 (2)     By-Laws.  Article II of By-Laws incorporated into this
                         filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29
                         filed August 16, 1999.

            (d)  Investment Management Agreement.  Investment Management
                 Agreement dated November 1, 1999 between Delaware Management
                 Company and the Registrant attached as an Exhibit.

            (e)  (1)     Distribution Agreement.

                         (i)     Distribution Agreement between Delaware
                         Distributors, L.P. and the Registrant incorporated into
                         this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
                         No. 25 filed August 28, 1997.

                         (ii)    Adoption Agreement relating to the Distribution
                         Agreement dated November 1, 1999 between Delaware
                         Distributors, L.P. and the Registrant attached as an
                         Exhibit.
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            (2)  Administration and Service Agreement.   Form of Administration
                 and Service Agreement (as amended November 1995) (Module)
                 incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
                 Amendment No. 25 filed August 28, 1997.

            (3)  Dealer's Agreement.  Attached as an Exhibit.

            (4)  Mutual Fund Agreement for the Delaware Group of
                 Funds (as amended November 1995) (Module)
                 incorporated into this filing by reference to
                 Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed August 28,
                 1997.

         (f)     Inapplicable.

         (g)     Custodian Agreement.  Form of Custodian Contract between Mellon
                 Bank, N.A. and the Registrant attached as an Exhibit.

         (h)     Other Material Contracts.

                 (1)      Shareholder Services Agreement between Delaware
                          Service Company, Inc. and the Registrant incorporated
                          into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
                          Amendment No. 25 filed August 28, 1997.

                 (2)      Fund Accounting Agreement between Delaware Service
                          Company, Inc. and the Registrant incorporated into
                          this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
                          No. 25 filed August 28, 1997.

                 (3)      Adoption Agreement relating to the Shareholder
                          Services Agreement dated November 1, 1999 between
                          Delaware Service Company, Inc. and the Registrant
                          attached as an Exhibit.

                 (4)      Executed Schedule A to the Shareholder Servicing
                          Agreement dated April 20, 2000 between Delaware
                          Service Company, Inc. and the Registrant attached as
                          an Exhibit.

           (i)   Opinion of Counsel.  Incorporated into this filing by reference
                 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed August 16, 1999.

           (j)   Consent of Auditors.  Attached as Exhibit.

           (k)   Inapplicable.

           (l)   Letter of Investment Intent incorporated into this filing by
                 reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on September
                 26, 1985.
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           (m)   Plans under Rule 12b-1. Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1
                 for Class A, B and C Shares incorporated into this filing by
                 reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 filed April 30,
                 1996.
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           (n)   Plan under Rule 18f-3.  Plan under Rule 18f-3 incorporated into
                 this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26
                 filed April 29, 1998.

           (o)   Inapplicable.

           (p)   Code of Ethics.

                 (1)      Delaware Investments Family of Funds attached as an
                          Exhibit.

                 (2)      Delaware Management Business Trust and Delaware
                          Distributors, L.P. attached as an Exhibit.

           (q)   Other:   Trustees' Powers of Attorney.

                 (1)      Incorporated into this filing by reference to
                          Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 filed August 16, 1999.

                 (2)      Power of Attorney for John H. Durham attached as an
                          Exhibit.

     Item 24.    Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
                 None.

     Item 25.    Indemnification.  Article VI of the By-Laws incorporated into
                 this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29
                 filed August 16, 1999.

     Item 26.    Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.

     Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business
Trust, (the "Manager") serves as investment manager to the Registrant and also
serves as investment manager or sub-adviser to certain of the other funds in the
Delaware Investments family (Delaware Group Equity Funds I, Inc., Delaware Group
Equity Funds II, Inc., Delaware Group Equity Funds III, Delaware Group Equity
Funds IV, Inc., Delaware Group Equity Funds V, Inc., Delaware Group Government
Fund, Inc., Delaware Group Income Funds, Inc., Delaware Group Limited-Term
Government Funds, Inc., Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund, Delaware Group State
Tax-Free Income Trust, Delaware Group Tax-Free Money Fund, Delaware Group
Premium Fund, Inc., Delaware Group Global & International Funds, Inc., Delaware
Pooled Trust, Inc., Delaware Group Adviser Funds, Inc., Delaware Group Dividend
and Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Group Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.,
Delaware Group Foundation Funds, Inc., Voyageur Insured Funds, Voyageur Tax Free
Funds, Voyageur Funds, Inc., Voyageur Investment Trust, Voyageur Investment
Trust II, Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II, Voyageur Mutual Funds
III, Inc., Voyageur Arizona Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Voyageur Colorado
Insured Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Voyageur Florida Insured Municipal Income
Fund, Voyageur Minnesota Municipal Fund, Inc., Voyageur Minnesota Municipal Fund
II, Inc. and Voyageur Minnesota Municipal Fund III, Inc.). In addition, certain
officers of the Manager also serve as directors/trustees of the other funds in
the Delaware Investments family, and certain officers are
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also officers of these other funds. A company indirectly owned by the Manager's
indirect parent company acts as principal underwriter to the mutual funds in the
Delaware Investments family (see Item 29 below) and another such company acts as
the shareholder services, dividend disbursing, accounting servicing and transfer
agent for all of the mutual funds in the Delaware Investments family.

     Item 26(a)  incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement of Voyageur Mutual Funds filed
October 30, 2000.

     Item 27.    Principal Underwriters.  Incorporated into this filing by
     reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
     of Voyageur Mutual Funds filed October 30, 2000.

     Item 28.    Location of Accounts and Records.

     All accounts and records are maintained in Philadelphia at One Commerce
     Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103 or 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis,
     Minnesota 55402.

     Item 29.    Management Services.  None.

     Item 30.    Undertakings.  Inapplicable.
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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in this City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on this
27th day of October, 2000.

                                     VOYAGEUR INTERMEDIATE TAX FREE FUNDS

                                              By   /s/David K. Downes
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                                                      David K. Downes
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated:

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                    Signature                                           Title                                 Date
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<S>                                                <C>                                                  <C>
/s/David K. Downes                                 President/Chief Executive Officer/
-----------------------------------------          Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial              October 27, 2000
David K. Downes                                    Officer (Principal Executive Officer,
                                                   Principal Financial Officer and Principal
                                                   Accounting Officer) and Trustee

/s/Wayne A. Stork                       *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Wayne A. Stork

/s/Walter P. Babich                     *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Walter P. Babich

/s/John H. Durham                       *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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John H. Durham

/s/ Anthony D. Knerr                    *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Anthony D. Knerr

/s/ Ann R. Leven                        *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Ann R. Leven

/s/Thomas F. Madison                    *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Thomas F. Madison

/s/Charles E. Peck                      *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Charles E. Peck


/s/Janet L. Yeomans                     *          Trustee                                              October 27, 2000
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Janet L. Yeomans
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                             *By: /s/David K. Downes
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                                 David K. Downes
                             As Attorney-in-Fact for
                          each of the persons indicated

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             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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Exhibit No.            Exhibit
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<S>                    <C>
EX-99.D                Investment Management Agreement

EX-99.E(1)(II)         Adoption Agreement relating to the Distribution Agreement

EX-99.E(3)             Dealer's Agreement

EX-99.G                Custodian Contract

EX-99.H(3)             Adoption Agreement relating to the Shareholder Services Agreement

EX-99.H(4)             Schedule A to the Shareholder Services Agreement

EX-99.J                Consent of Auditors

EX-99.P(1)             Code of Ethics - Delaware Investments Family of Funds

EX-99.P(2)             Code of Ethics - Delaware Management Business Trust and
                       Delaware Distributors, L.P.

EX-99.Q(2)             Power of Attorney
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