Usage of à vs de in saying you are in the city

Question

Usage of à vs de.The lecture above says this:Note that you use à when describing going to or being in a city.  And you use de to indicate being, coming or returning from a city. I'm confused. I thought we use à to say we are in a city. Why is it also used in "de"?

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Shai, 
We have added 'from' after being and coming in the lesson, as it makes things clearer, I think.
If you are from a city (being from) you will say -
Je suis de Paris = I am from Paris
But if you were in the city, you would say -
Je suis à Paris = I am in Paris
If you come from a city, you will say -
Je viens de Paris = I come from Paris
Hope this helps!

Roba Molu · Answer

Shai please follow what Cecile has just said we use á when describing going to or being in a city and we use de to indicate being from, coming from or returning from a city

Example 1

Je vais á Paris- I'm going to Paris..."á" is used to indicate going to paris

Example 2

Je viens de kenya- I come from Kenya....de is used to show from