Hopefully you already know that adjectives, or "describing words", usually come AFTER the noun [see Adjectives usually go AFTER nouns in French (Position of Adjectives)], and you also know these exceptions: Position of French Adjectives - Short and common adjectives that go BEFORE nouns.
Here are other types of adjectives that are also placed BEFORE the noun.
Learn when French adjectives are placed before the noun
1. Adjectives qualifying a proper noun (starting with a capital letter):
2. Numerical adjectives
Note that cardinal numbers (un, cinq, dix, cent...) never change.
ATTENTION:
When using both "first" and a cardinal number together (e.g., the first ten years), note that in French, the cardinal number comes first.
Note that premier agrees in gender and number.
Here's a famous mnemonic tip to help you remember these adjectives that come before the noun: you can call them the BRAGS or BANGS adjectives, which stand for
Beauty (coquet/coquette)
Rank (premier/deuxième)
Age (ancien)
Number (trois/dix/triple)
Goodness (extraordinaire/mauvais)
Size (haut/vaste)
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