Appellation · AOC · Auvergne et Forez
Côtes du Forez
An appellation of the Loire Valley, in the Auvergne et Forez. Its specification allows red and rosé wines.
- Red
- Rosé
1,000 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
- Arthun
- Boën-sur-Lignon
- Bussy-Albieux
- Champdieu
- Écotay-l'Olme
- Leigneux
- Lézigneux
- Marcilly-le-Châtel
- Marcoux
- Montbrison
- Pralong
- Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville
- Saint-Germain-Laval
- Saint-Sixte
- Saint-Thomas-la-Garde
- Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse
- Trelins
Authorised grape varieties
Reds and rosés
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
9.8 °C→ 11.5 °C
Summer, average temperature
18.7 °C→ 21.3 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
1.4→ 7.2
Average of the 17 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Côtes du Forez AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialThe region's wines, from its trade bodyVins de Loire (InterLoire) · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Côtes du Forez
- Côte roannaise39 km
- Coteaux du Lyonnais50 km