Forez
Sign in to savethumb|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
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- List of counts of Forez
- House of Forez
- House of Albon
- House of Bourbon
- House of Savoy
- Appanage
- References
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 spoken in the region. thumb|Map of the Ancien Régime Gouvernement général de Lyon with the former provinces of Forez, Lyonnais and Beaujolais separated by the dotted lines. Colours indicate modern departments of France|departments. The city of Montbrison, Loire is considered the historical capital of the Forez.
Residents of the Forez are called Foréziens.