You can say "Dans le village, il y a" in French.
il y avait ...
Hermana y papá
Il y a, and it means there is or there are.
on y VA
To say "What is there in your town?" in French, you would say "Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans ta ville?"
You can say "il y a le silence" in French to mean "there is silence."
"Here we are" in French is "Nous y voilà".
Il y a trois ....
Il y avait...
including - y compris
on y va