Europe
Le Vatican
Vatican City
masculineGoing there, being there
au Vatican
Coming from
du Vatican
Why
Le Vatican is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Vatican.
Official languages
italien, latin
Capital
Cité du Vatican
Example
Les musées du Vatican ouvrent tôt le matin.
The Vatican museums open early in the morning.
Worth knowing
French has no common noun for someone from the Vatican: you say un habitant du Vatican. This page therefore shows no such line.
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