PONT-À-MOUSSON, a town of France, in the department of Meurthe, on the Moselle, here crossed by a bridge, from which the town takes its name, 16 miles N. of Nancy. On a hill to the east stand the ruins of the old castle of Mousson. The ramparts with which the town was surrounded are now public walks planted with trees. The principal square, which is lined with arcades, contains an old house, called the "House of the Seven Deadly Sins," from the curious sculptures on its front. The chief public edifices are the Gothic church of the thirteenth century, the town-hall, cavalry barracks, and the seminary occupying the buildings of the ancient abbey of St Mary. Pont-à-Mousson has also an hospital, tanneries, breweries, potteries, sugar-houses, and some trade in corn, wine, brandy, &c. Pop. 7843.