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Châtillon forest once depended on the Châtellenie de Monceaux-le-Comte belonging to the Dukes of Nevers since the 17th century. This former ducal forest was located on Germenay and Dirol municipalities.

A small miracle takes place every year in the forest. Who has never been surprised when it sounds the beginning of autumn and the summer season seems far away already… However among trees, no surprise, they have been preparing autumn for several weeks already.

The fourteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a hunter resting with four hunting dogs (three beagles and one Griffon Nivernais) in a clearing in the forest of Bertranges.

With exceptional weather conditions this spring and summer, the grape harvest began on August 20th in Champagne.

Charnouveau forest once depended on the Chatellenie of Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis belonging to the Dukes of Nevers since the 16th century. This private forest is located on Champlemy and Saint-Bonnot municipalities.

A massive fire engulfed Brazil’s National Museum on Sept. 2, 2018. Added to the loss of the invaluable collections of this museum, was the loss of the archives of the institution including studies and researches on the collections. As specified by Pierre Dubreuil, Director General of the Museum national d’histoire naturelle de Paris, the fire destroyed “the item and the memory of the item”.

Donzy forest once depended on the Chatellenie of Donzy and on the eponymous Barony unified to the county of Nevers in 1199 as a result of the marriage of Hervé IV of Donzy with Mahaut of Courtenay, heiress of the county of Nevers.

The thirteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a shepherd minding his flock grazing in the forest of Bertranges.

Garennes forest once depended on the Chatellenie of Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis belonging to the Dukes of Nevers since the 16th century.

The twelfth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a coalman bagging coal after its combustion in charcoal kiln.