Another special exception for "dernières années"?

Question

As far as I can tell from elsewhere, when année dernière is pluralized, as in "the last few years," and the translation involves those specific two words ("les quelques dernières années," "ces dernières années") the order here is also an exception, no?

Accepted Answer

Bonjour à tous,
This is a really interesting query (especially as it is quite common in French)! I'm sorry we did not respond earlier.
My colleagues and I discussed this point and, thanks to you, Andy, we've now added an explanation about this in the lesson.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Answer

I have also come across this and I am glad I found your post, Andy. I'm thinking the same. Hopefully an expert can confirm.