forcé

Forcé is a French term with multiple uses. It is the masculine singular past participle of the verb forcer, meaning to compel or to apply force. As an adjective, it describes something done under compulsion or something that is obligatory. It agrees with the noun it modifies: une décision forcée (a forced decision), des mesures forcées (forced measures), un geste forcé (a forced gesture). In grammatical terms, forcé can appear with auxiliary verbs in compound tenses: il a été forcé, elle s’est forcée à faire quelque chose.

In historical and legal contexts, the phrase travail forcé, meaning forced labor, is common and is used to describe coercive labor practices in past or present settings. The term also appears in broader discussions of coercion, constraint, or subduing action, often translated or understood through related phrases such as sous la contrainte or par la force, depending on the nuance.

Forcé is also the name of a place. Forcé is a commune in central France, located in the Indre department within the Centre-Val de Loire region. The locality is small and reflective of its rural, regional character.

Overall, the word forcé serves both as a grammatical form in modern French and as a marker for actions or conditions imposed by external force, as well as a proper noun in toponymy.