Forez
Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire département and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche and Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon.
Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche is a church.
Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon
Church
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Forez.
Église Saint-Martin de Marclopt
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Saint-Martin de Marclopt is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Forez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chambéon and Marclopt.
Chambéon
Village
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chambéon is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Chambéon is situated 2½ km west of Forez.
Marclopt
Village
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Marclopt is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Marclopt is situated 3 km south of Forez.
Magneux-Haute-Rive
Village
Photo: O-R, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magneux-Haute-Rive is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Magneux-Haute-Rive is situated 4 km southwest of Forez.
Forez
- Type: Region
- Description: former province of France
- Category: natural region of France
- Location: Saint-Laurent-la-Conche, Arrondissement of Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Forez” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Forez”
- Aragonese: “Forêz”
- Armenian: “Ֆորե”
- Arpitan: “Forês”
- Arpitan: “Forêz”
- Basque: “Forez”
- Breton: “Forez”
- Catalan: “Forez”
- Chinese: “福雷”
- Czech: “Forez”
- Dutch: “Forez”
- French: “Comté de Forez”
- French: “Comté du Forez”
- French: “Forez”
- French: “Plaine du Forez”
- German: “Forez”
- Greek: “Φορέ”
- Greek: “Φορέζ”
- Hebrew: “פורה”
- Italian: “Forese”
- Italian: “Forez”
- Japanese: “フォレ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forez”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forez”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Forés”
- Polish: “Forez”
- Portuguese: “Forez”
- Russian: “Форе”
- Russian: “Форез”
- Scots: “Forez”
- Spanish: “Forez”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Laurent-la-Conche and Chambéon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Feurs - Chambéon Airport and La Plaine du Forez.
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