Au Québec?

Malin E.B1Kwiziq community member

________ Québec, on fête Noël à la française. In Quebec, we celebrate Christmas the French way.
The answer is AU, but why? Quebec is a not a country nor continent. Why not DANS LE? As for region/states/counties

This question relates to:French lesson "En/au/aux = In/to with countries and continents (French Prepositions)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Malin,

Québec is treated grammatically as a country - historical reasons most likely I suspect, although haven't sought to confirm this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Quebec_French

From the lesson you linked :

" Note that Le Québec behaves like a country, even though it's a province:

Martine habite au Québec. Martine lives in Quebec. "

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Malin E. asked:

Au Québec?

________ Québec, on fête Noël à la française. In Quebec, we celebrate Christmas the French way.
The answer is AU, but why? Quebec is a not a country nor continent. Why not DANS LE? As for region/states/counties

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