
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. The final `z` in Forez (fɔʁɛ) is not pronounced in the Loire département; however, it is pronounced in the western part of the former province, essentially when r.....
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former region of France lying on the eastern side of the Massif Central and included within the modern département of Loire. The name is derived from ...
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