PAMIERS, an arrondissement of the department of Arriège, in France, extending over 521 square miles. It comprehends six cantons, divided into 115 communes, and contains 67,250 inhabitants. The capital is the city of the same name, the see of a bishop, and the seat of the courts of law for the department. It is situated on the left
bank of the river Arriège, in a fertile district, producing much wine. It has a cathedral, three churches, 1000 houses, and 6400 inhabitants, employed in making cotton and woollen goods, and hats. Long. 2. 30. E. Lat. 43. 8. N.