BAR-LE-DUC, an arrondissement of the department of
the Meuse, in France, extending over 560 square miles, comprehending eight cantons and 128 communes, and containing 75,580 inhabitants. The capital, a city of the same name, stands on the river Ormain, in a rich and beautiful district. It contains 1100 houses, with 9970 inhabitants. Long. 5. 50. E. Lat. 48. 46. N.