Forez
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Forez is a historic region in central France, corresponding largely to the plains and hills around Montbrison in today’s Loire department.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forez canonical | 3 |
| Forez (historical) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former French province
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| administrativeSuccessor | Loire department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Segusiavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Beaujolais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyonnais NERFINISHED ⓘ Roannais NERFINISHED ⓘ Velay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Montbrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monts du Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaine du Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Forez (natural and cultural area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin Forum Segusiavorum ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
hills
ⓘ
medium-altitude mountains ⓘ plains ⓘ |
| hasMainTown | Montbrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryTown | Feurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Pierre-sur-Haute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Montbrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy |
Counts of Forez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Forez County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pagus Forensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfExistence |
Ancien Régime France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
county of the Kingdom of France
ⓘ
former province of the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Franco-Provençal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | Province of Lyonnais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central France ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Loire department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Monts du Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Forum Segusiavorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNaturalArea | Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyContainedIn | Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massif Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Montbrison Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalProduct | Fourme de Montbrison cheese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalVineyardArea | Côtes du Forez AOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montbrison
subject surface form:
Montbrison
this entity surface form:
Forez (historical)
subject surface form:
Loire (department)