Nivernais
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Country	France
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Nivernais ( / ? n iː v ?r ? n e? / , ^{[1] [2]} French: [niv??n?] ^ⓘ ) was a province of France , around the city of Nevers , which forms the modern department of Nievre . It roughly coincides with the former Duchy of Nevers . ^[3]

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

Culture [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

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

External links [ edit ]

• Media related to Nivernais at Wikimedia Commons

46°59′N 3°10′E  /  46.99°N 3.16°E  / 46.99; 3.16

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