Forez mountains
The Forez mountains are a mountain range in the Massif Central separating the Dore valley from the Forez plain. They reach their highest point at Pierre-sur-Haute, with an altitude of 1,631 meters.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,403 metres
- Description: French mountain region
- Also known as: “Monts du Forez”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station and Pierre-sur-Haute.
Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station is a French military communications site that has been in use since 1913. The 30-hectare station is located on a hilltop in the Sauvain and Job communes 45.6531°N 3.8084°E. Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station is situated 3½ km northwest of Forez mountains.
Pierre-sur-Haute
Peak
Photo: Nezdek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pierre-sur-Haute is the highest point of the Forez mountains in the Massif Central, at the boundary of the Loire and Puy-de-Dôme departments. It is also the highest point in the Loire department. Pierre-sur-Haute is situated 3½ km northwest of Forez mountains.
Montagne de Monthiallier
Peak
Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montagne de Monthiallier is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Forez mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valcivières and Sauvain.
Valcivières
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Valcivières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Valcivières is situated 6 km southwest of Forez mountains.
Sauvain
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sauvain is a commune in the French department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. Its church is l'Église Notre Dame de la Nativité. Sauvain is situated 7 km northeast of Forez mountains.
Chalmazel-Jeansagnière
Village
Photo: Carotoc, Public domain.
Chalmazel-Jeansagnière is a commune in the Loire department of central France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Chalmazel and Jeansagnière. Chalmazel-Jeansagnière is situated 8 km north of Forez mountains.
Forez mountains
- Categories: mountain range, natural region of France, Natura 2000 site, and landform
- Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Forez mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Venetian—“Forez mountains” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Montagnes du Sêr”
- Cebuano: “Monts du Forez”
- Chinese: “德蒙杜度福瑞茲”
- Chinese: “福雷山”
- Dutch: “Monts du Forez”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مونتس دو فريز”
- French: “monts du Forez”
- French: “Monts du Forez”
- Greek: “Όρη του Φορέ”
- Hebrew: “הרי פורה”
- Italian: “Monts du Forez”
- Ladin: “Monts du Forez”
- Latin: “Mons Forensis”
- Polish: “Forez”
- Romanian: “Monts du Forez”
- Venetian: “Monti del Forez”
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