an inland province of France, with the title of a duchy, lying on the west side of Burgundy, and between it, Bourbonnois, and Barri. It is pretty fertile in wine, fruit, and corn; except the part called Morvan, which is a mountainous country, and barren. There is a great deal of wood, and several iron mines; as also mines of pit coal, which serves to work their forges. This province is watered by a great number of rivers; of which the Allier, the Loire, and the Yonne, are navigable. It now forms the department of Nevers, which is also the name of the capital city.