a late province of France, now the department of Upper Vienne, bounded on the north by La Marche, on the east by Auvergne, on the south by Quercy, and on the west by Perigord and Angoumois. One part is very cold, but the other more temperate. It is covered with forests of chestnut trees; and contains mines of lead, copper, tin, and iron; but the principal trade consists in cattle and horses.