Europe
La Rochelle
La Rochelle
feminineGoing there, being there
à La Rochelle
Coming from
de La Rochelle
Why
La Rochelle keeps the article inside its own name, and à never contracts with la: à La Rochelle.
The people
un Rochelais, une Rochelaise
Example
Les tours gardent le vieux port à La Rochelle.
The towers guard the old harbour in La Rochelle.
Worth knowing
À never contracts with la: à La Rochelle, and the La keeps its capital because it belongs to the name. Same for de La Rochelle.
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