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For several years now, the Charlois Group has been commissioning artists to decorate a barrel from the workshops of Manufacture tonnelière La Grange. The idea is to magnify the work of its exceptional cooper craftsmen, while remaining faithful to its policy of supporting contemporary creation.   After Yannick Meziani’s tattooed barrels, Jordane Saget’s wavy lines […]

As the grape harvest season is in full swing across many regions, take advantage of the weekend of September 17–18 to (re)discover the treasures of France’s rich wine heritage. To give you a glimpse of the many activities available on September 17 and 18, here is a non-exhaustive list of vineyard tours and cultural sites […]

As an active participant in sustainable forest management, the Fonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt naturally integrates, for the third consecutive year, into the nationalNuits des Forêts offering “La forêt enchante Murlin”, a rich and diverse program centered around forest valorization activities, their resources, and their benefits. For two weekends (June 18/19 and 25/26), […]

Displayed in the exhibition space of the Fonds Charlois for Art and the Forest, this artwork goes beyond its undeniable aesthetic value to illustrate the growth of a mature oak through the precision and regularity of its growth rings. This fine-grained sessile oak serves as a prime example of a tree that grew within a […]

Former ducal forests of Montenoison, Bois Borne and Bois Beutrait once depended on the Châtellenie of Montenoison, belonging to the Counts then to the Dukes of Nevers for centuries. Those forests are now private forests.   The Atlas indicates that forests from the châtellenies of Montenoison, Champallement and Mont-Reuillon were grouped to form a single […]

The Cartier foundation for contemporary art presents, from July 12 to November 10 2019, the exhibition Trees which echoes the latest scientific research that sheds new light on trees. Organized around several large ensembles of works, the exhibition Trees gives voice to numerous figures who, through their aesthetic or scientific journey, have developed a strong, […]

The twenty-fourth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts two women in the forest of Bertranges carrying on their shoulder heavy bags filled with grass.
The collection of grass was part of a series of customs inherited from the past regime.

Saulois forest once depended on the Châtellenie of Montceaux-le-Comte part of the Duchy of Nevers since the 17th century. This former ducal forest, located on the Marigny-sur-Yonne municipality, is now divided between private and public ownership.

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

Bois aux Merles once depended on the Chatellenie of Nevers. This forest, located on Sauvigny-les-Bois municipality, is now a private forest except the septentrional part of the forest massif (cut n° 1) which is part of the Amognes national forest.