Mont-le-Duc forest once depended on the Châtellenie of Clamecy, belonging to the Counts, then to the Dukes, of Nevers since the XIe century.
The seventeenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts two men leaning against a hundred-year-old oak in the Forest of Bertranges. A travel view camera is laid in front of one of the two men enjoying the very last rays of autumn sunshine suitable for taking photographs.
The sixteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a logger in front of an oak logs cart ready to be skidded.
Tronçay forest (not to be confused with Tronçais forest in the Allier) once depended on the Châtellenie of Champallement belonging to the Counts, then to the Dukes, of Nevers since 1476. This private forest is located on Saint-Révérien and Vitry-Lâche municipalities.
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.
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.
