Les Sables-d'Olonne

== English == === Etymology === From French Les Sables-d'Olonne. === Proper noun === Les Sables d'Olonne A city in Vendée department, France. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /le sa.blə.d‿ɔ.lɔn/ === Proper noun === Les Sables d'Olonne m pl (plural only) Les Sables-d'Olonne (a city in Vendée department, France) Synonym: Les Sables ==== Usage notes ==== Since "Les Sables d'Olonne" begins with "Les", a definite article, it follows the same rules as the lowercase "les", i.e. if you were to say "I am from Les Sables d'Olonne", it would be "Je viens des Sables d'Olonne", des being a contraction of de and les; or if you were to say "I am going to go to Les Sables d'Olonne", similarly it would be "Je vais aller aux Sables d'Olonne". The same rule applies for other towns, for example Les Baux-de-Provence. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Les Sables-d'Olonne