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.- Region
- …lies at an elevation of around 340 metres (1,110 feet)
- Description: former province of France
Notable Churches
Discover Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche and Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon.
Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche
Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche is a church.
Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon
Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon is a church.
2½ km west of Forez
Église Saint-Martin de Marclopt
Église Saint-Martin de Marclopt is a church.
3 km south of Forez
Villages in the Area
Discover Chambéon and Marclopt.
Magneux-Haute-Rive
Magneux-Haute-Rive is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
4 km southwest of Forez
Forez
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Latitude
45.69134° or 45° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
4.20918° or 4° 12′ 33″ east
Open location code
8FQ6M6R5+GM
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Forez” goes by many names.
ForêzAragonese
ՖորեArmenian
ForêsArpitan
ForêzArpitan
ForezBasque
ForezBreton
ForezCatalan
福雷Chinese
ForezCzech
ForezDutch
Κομητεία του ΦορέGreek
Πεδιάδα του ΦορέGreek
ΦορέGreek
פורהHebrew
ForeseItalian
ForezItalian
フォレJapanese
Comté du ForezLuxembourgish
ForezLuxembourgish
ForezNorwegian Bokmål
ForezNorwegian Nynorsk
ForésOccitan (post 1500)
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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