Nivernais

For the endangered breed of draught horse, see Nivernais horse.

Nivernais

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France

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Nivernais (French pronunciation: [nivɛʁnɛ]) is a former province of France, around the city of Nevers, which forms the modern department of Nièvre.

The raw climate and soils cause the area to be heavily wooded.

Culture

"À la nivernaise" refers to a cooking style involving a glaze, usually of butter and sugar, although sometimes involving butter and some other ingredient.

References

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Vol. 10, p. 50

External links

Media related to Nivernais at Wikimedia Commons

Historical provinces of France

Alsace Angoumois Anjou Artois Aunis Auvergne Basse-Navarre Béarn Beaujolais Berry Bourbonnais Brittany Burgundy Champagne Corsica Dauphiné Flanders and Hainaut Foix Forez Franche-Comté Gascony Guyenne Île-de-France Languedoc Limousin Lorraine Lyonnais Maine Marche Montbéliard Mulhouse Nice Nivernais Normandy Orléanais Perche Picardy Poitou Provence Roussillon Saintonge Savoy Touraine Trois-Évêchés Venaissin

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 150110780 LCCN: n81124736 GND: 4117898-1

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