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page 1Geography of Haute-Loire
Forez
thumb|Coat of arms of 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.
thumb|Map of the Plain of Forez, 1894.
The final "z" in Forez () is not pronounced in the Loire département; however, it is pronounced in the western part of the former province, essentially when referring to the correspondent Forez mountains (on the border between Puy-de-Dôme and Loire. The name is derived from the city of Feurs. Franco-Provençal is the language that was historically s
Velay
Velay () is a historical area of France situated in the east Haute-Loire département and southeast of Massif Central.
Livradois-Forez Regional Natural Park
regional natural park of France