LECTOURE, an arrondissement of the department of Gers, in France. It extends over 427 square miles, comprehends five cantons, divided into ninety-three communes, and contains 58,500 inhabitants. The capital, the city of the same name, is situated on a hill, at the foot of
Lecturers which the Gers flows. It contains 940 houses, and 6600 inhabitants, who tan leather, and carry on considerable traffic in wine and brandy. Long. 0. 31. 48. E. Lat. 43. 56. 2. N.