Culture

The fifteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts two pitsawyers in the Forest of Bertranges. When Raoul Saulnier d’Anchald took this photography, there were still a lot of pitsawyers working in Nièvre. They had a special status among wood workers and are described by Michel Pigenet as a “labor aristocracy”.

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.

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.

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 destr [...]

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.

In the context of its cultural and heritage approach, Groupe Charlois orders a monumental work of art, connected to its territory and its historical stave mills, to Bernadette Chéné.

This exceptional atlas, including 28 meticulously traced maps of forest, is a very important testimony about the management of forests in the Nièvre department before the French revolution.

The eleventh postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a coalman on a kiln to control its combustion.