an ancient town of France, in the department of the Lower Seine; but is now a poor place, on account of its fortifications being demolished, and its harbour choked up. It was taken by the English, by assault, in the year 1415. It is seated on the river Lizarne, near the Seine, five miles from Havre de Grace, and 166 north-west of Paris. The number of inhabitants is about 2400. E. Long. o. 17. N. Lat. 49. 30.