The ninth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a young boy drinking the water of a spring.
Etymologically, “loge” (lodge) comes from the Old Frankish word laubja (foliage hut). The lodge, precarious housing typical of the forest proletariat, was usually built by loggers or coal workers directly on the cutting areas.
The seventh postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a craftsman shaping a clog on a block.
LA CHARITÉ-SUR-LOIRE – BERTRANGES. Situated only a few kilometers from the town of La Charité-sur-Loire, the prestigious centuries old Bertranges oak forest has a long and interesting history which is evoked simply by the mention of its name.
The forest house of Petite Bertrange is located at the north-east of the state forest, along the current D38 departmental road, close to the Mazou stream and the hamlet of Les Limousins.
The fifth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais”, printed from a photograph of Raoul Saulnier d’Anchald, depicts a woodcutter striping the bark from a oak.
The fourth postcard of the series « The Forest in Nivernais » shows a group of splitters working in the forest as it used to be.
Groupe Charlois welcomed last week the main titles of Portuguese and Brazilian press, as well as the international TV channel SIC.
The third postcard of the series « The forest in Nivernais » features a group of three women weighed down with dead wood. The photograph was taken in Beaumont-la-Ferrière, a village bordering the Bertranges forest.
Specialized in the stave split for two centuries, Charlois family has since been constantly promoting the french oaks, including oaks from Bertranges forest, and their priceless forest heritage.
