Nièvre

Nièvre is located in central France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, with Nevers as its capital. It is a sparsely populated, rural department, much of it within the Regional Natural Park of Morvan, a hilly, forested upland area. Its economy combines livestock farming (the famous Charolais cattle breed), forestry, and rural tourism. Nièvre is one of France's quieter, lesser-known departments with a very low cost of living, and the forested, lake-dotted landscape of the Morvan park makes it well suited for nature lovers.

Nevers, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Varennes-Vauzelles

• IUT de Nevers – Université de Bourgogne

Nevers and other towns in Nièvre are generally calm and sparsely populated. To someone coming from very large cities, they may seem a bit quiet, but they are well suited for focusing on studies and work.

Nevers has a train station on the Paris–Clermont-Ferrand line. Urban bus networks and regional Bourgogne-Franche-Comté buses operate between towns.