le sud versus du sud

Question

In the sentence in the south of France the answer is le sud but in a previous exercise (Bastille Day) it was du sud.  Are both acceptable ?  Also in the best answer it is C'étaient but in the final paragraph it is C'était.  Are both correct or is this an error?

Accepted Answer

Hi Kay,
1. Without the actual context it is hard to say but I assume the sentence said 
from/of the South of France = du sud de la France 
whereas here it is 
dans un petit village dans le sud de la France = in a small village in the south of France 
2. Both C'était and C'étaient are accepted as possible 
Bonne Continuation!

Answer

Could you post the sentence in question, please?