chef-lieu

Meaning

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

Concepts

county town

chief town

county seat

Administrative Centre

shire town

Translations

capoluogo

capluòc

merkez

έδρα επαρχίας

πρωτεύουσα κομητείας ή επαρχίας

cap de partit

hoofdstad

cap-liò

capital

capoluogo distrettuale

Departementhauptstadt

Hauptort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɛf ljø/

Sentences

Son chef-lieu est la petite ville de Sarmiento.

Its capital is the small town of Sarmiento.

Coutances était à cette époque le chef-lieu du département .

Coutances was at that time the capital of the department.

Son chef-lieu est la ville de Fairfield.

Its capital is the city of Fairfield.