ALBIGEOIS, L', an ancient territory of France, in Upper Languedoc, about twenty-seven miles in length, and twenty in breadth, abounding in sheep, corn, wood, grapes, saffron, and plums. There is a considerable trade in dried prunes, grapes, a coarse sort of cloth, and wine of Gaillac. These wines are the only sort in this district that are fit for exportation: they are carried down to Bordeaux, and generally sold to the British. There are likewise several coal-mines.