PONT ST ESPRIT, is a town of France, in Languedoc, in the diocese of Ufez. It is seated on the river Rhone, over which is one of the finest bridges in France. It is 340 yards long, and consists of 26 arches. Each
pier is pierced with an aperture, in order to facilitate the passage of the water where the river is high. The town is large, but the streets are narrow and ill-built. It formerly contained several churches and convents. It is 17 miles south of Viviers, and 55 north-east of Montpellier. E. Long. 4. 46. N. Lat. 44. 13.