THONVILLE, an arrondissement of the department
Thirlwall of the Moselle, in France, extending over 408 square miles. It is divided into five cantons, and these into 117 communes, having a population of 87,520 persons in 1836. The capital is the city of the same name, situated on the right bank of the Meuse. It is one of the strongest of the frontier fortified places of France, and was attacked by the Prussians in 1792, but without success. In 1836 it contained 5680 civil inhabitants, principally employed in the manufacture of hats and hosiery. Long. 6. 5. 25. E. Lat. 49. 21. 30. N.