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Following the Decree dividing France into departments announced on 22 December 1789, the Duchy of Nevers was disestablished. The majority of the county formed the new Nièvre (forming the main part),
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Following the Decree dividing France into departments in 1790, the province was broken up into three new departments: Nièvre (forming the main part),
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Following the governmental reforms of 1773, the Duchy of Nevers formed part of the
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