Europe
Le Havre
Le Havre
masculineGoing there, being there
au Havre
Coming from
du Havre
Why
Le Havre carries a masculine article inside its own name: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Havre.
The people
un Havrais, une Havraise
Example
Le ferry part du Havre le matin.
The ferry leaves Le Havre in the morning.
Worth knowing
The article is part of the name (Le Havre), and it contracts with the preposition: au Havre and du Havre, never à Le Havre.
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