Forez

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Forez is a

The city of Montbrison, Loire is considered the historical capital of the Forez.

Residents of the Forez are called Foréziens.

The rue du Forez in the third arrondissement of Paris was built in the late 16th century and appears on

List of counts of Forez

The origins of the county of Forez are obscure. There are several early figures who are sometimes supposed to have been counts of Forez. Whether these are considered counts or not can affect the numbering offered for the later counts.

• William (I), recorded as a count in 925 in a document of the Abbey of Savigny
• William (II), recorded as a count in 944 in a document of the
  Abbey of Cluny
• Artaud (I), alleged brother of William (II), died 960
• Gerard (I), alleged son of Artaud (I), died 990

The counts of Forez were also counts of Lyon in the Empire until 1173, when the countship of Lyon passed to the

House of Forez

• Artaud I (II) (died before 1010)
  • Gévaudan
    , ruled Forez through marriage
• Artaud II (III) (died c.1017)
• Gerard I (II) (died after 1046)
• Artaud III (IV) (died 1079)
• William I (III) (1079–1097)
• William II (IV) (died after 1107)
• Eustace (died 1110/1117)
  • Guy (1107?–1115?), from the ruling house of Guînes, ruled Forez through marriage