Forez province

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Forez province was a historic region of central France, roughly corresponding to part of today’s Loire department and centered around the town of Montbrison.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province of France
borders Auvergne NERFINISHED
Beaujolais NERFINISHED
Lyonnais NERFINISHED
Velay NERFINISHED
centeredOn Montbrison NERFINISHED
contains Monts du Forez NERFINISHED
Plaine du Forez NERFINISHED
country France
hasCapital Montbrison NERFINISHED
hasDemonym Forézien NERFINISHED
Forézienne NERFINISHED
historicalAllegiance Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
historicalCounty County of Forez NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime NERFINISHED
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegionOf France NERFINISHED
integratedInto French crown lands
knownFor Forez mountains NERFINISHED
agriculture
livestock farming
languageHistoricallySpoken Franco-Provençal NERFINISHED
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
central France
locatedWestOf Lyon NERFINISHED
mainTown Montbrison NERFINISHED
modernAdministrativeSuccessor Loire department NERFINISHED
namedAfter Forez (historic region) NERFINISHED
otherImportantTown Feurs NERFINISHED
Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED
partOf Loire department NERFINISHED
regionType rural region
roughlyCorrespondsTo Loire department NERFINISHED
traversedBy Loire River NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Province of Lyonnais et Forez NERFINISHED

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Montbrison, Loire, France formerCapitalOf Forez province
subject surface form: Montbrison