Forez

Forez is a former province of , corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern département and a part of the and départements.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Laurent de Saint-Laurent-la-Conche and Église Saint-Étienne de Chambéon.

Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Forez.

Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Forez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chambéon and Marclopt.

Village
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 2½ km west of Forez.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3 km south of Forez.

Village
Photo: O-R, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 4 km southwest of Forez.

Forez

Latitude
45.69134° or 45° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
4.20918° or 4° 12′ 33″ east
Elevation
338 metres (1,109 feet)
Open location code
8FQ6M6R5+GM
Geo­Names ID
12035833
Wiki­data ID
Q1437284
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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: “Κομητεία του Φορέ”
  • Greek: “Πεδιάδα του Φορέ”
  • Greek: “Φορέ”
  • Hebrew: “פורה”
  • Italian: “Forese”
  • Italian: “Forez”
  • Japanese: “フォレ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Comté du Forez”
  • Luxembourgish: “Forez”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Forez”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forez”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Forés”
  • Polish: “Forez”
  • Portuguese: “Forez”
  • Russian: “Форе”
  • Russian: “Форез”
  • Scots: “Forez”
  • Spanish: “Forez”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Feurs - Chambéon Airport and La Plaine du Forez.

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