En/Dans = in/to + regions/states/counties (French Prepositions)

We know that regions, states or counties have genders in French, see Continents/countries/counties/regions/states are masculine, feminine or plural in French (Gender).

Note that while we always use to in English for these places, in French we use different prepositions for one or the other.

• à with cities, see À = To/in and De = From/of with cities in French (French Prepositions of Location)
• en/au/aux with countries and continents, see En/au/aux = In/to with countries and continents (French Prepositions)

Using "en" or "dans" with regions, states and counties in French

Look at these examples:

Here is the rule to express in or to:

Note that en is also acceptable for reasons of pronunciation:

EXCEPTIONS:

These states use au instead of dans le:

Note that the province of Le Québec behaves like a country in French:

Cases of Swiss cantons

Here are the main rules to talk about Swiss cantons: