province of France
The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments (''départements'') and districts in late 1789. The provinces continued to exist administratively until ...
, around the city of
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...
Nièvre
Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.Duchy of Nevers
The Duchy of Nivernais () was a Duchy#France, duchy in France, centred around the city of Nevers, of which the duchy took its name.
History
In 1539, it was directly Annexation, annexed to France and became a duchy in the peerage of France. For a ...
''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
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia
''Chambers's Encyclopaedia'' was founded in 1859Chambers, W. & R"Concluding Notice"in ''Chambers's Encyclopaedia''. London: W. & R. Chambers, 1868, Vol. 10, pp. v–viii. by William and Robert Chambers of Edinburgh and became one of the mos ...