A1 -habiter

Question

In the following sentence why is J'habite not immediately followed by à? "J'habite 11 rue des Fleurs, à La Courneuve."Is this the way of writing while giving the complete address?

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Tripti,
Here are examples of how to use ‘habiter’:
J’habite 5 rue des Lilas = I live at 5 rue des Lilas
J’habite rue Le Pasteur = I live on rue Le Pasteur
J’habite à Paris = I live in Paris   (see link here: j'habite-a-city)
J'habite en ville = I live in town
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!

Answer

With roads (and street addresses), this is the usual way. You can also use dans as a preposition.