Forez region

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Forez_region
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Lyonnais
gptkb:Auvergne
gptkb:Beaujolais
gptkb:Bourbonnais
gptkb:Vivarais
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Montbrison
gptkbp:coatOfArms Azure, a cross argent
gptkbp:hasMountain gptkb:Monts_du_Forez
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forez region
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Franco-Provençal
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
gptkb:France
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Saint-Étienne
gptkb:Montbrison
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Loire_department
gptkbp:namedAfter Forézium (Latin name)
gptkbp:notableFor agriculture
Romanesque churches
cheese production
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Loire_department
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Counts_of_Forez
gptkbp:traversedBy gptkb:Loire_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Forez_plain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6