la

• Article

  the (definite article)

• Pron
• Noun

commune

• Noun

  commune (administrative subdivision)

• Adj

de

• Prep

  1. of (expresses belonging)
  2. of (used to express property or association)
  3. from (used to indicate origin)
  4. of (indicates an amount)
  5. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
  6. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
  7. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
  8. by (indicates the amount of change)

• Article
• Noun

était

third-person singular imperfect indicative of être

le

• Article

  1. the (definite article)
  2. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English.
  3. Used before the names of most countries, many subnational regions, and other geographical names including names of lakes and streets; not translated into English in most cases.
  4. the; my, your, etc.
  5. a, an, per
  6. on

• Pron

chef-lieu

a city, town, or village that serves as the administrative centre of an area, in various French-speaking countries

du

• Contraction

  Contraction of de + le (“of the”)

• Article

district

district