a town and harbour of France, in the department of Morbihan, in the bottom of the bay of St Louis. Since the year 1720, a handsome town has been built here, where the French East India Company had large magazines. The number of inhabitants is estimated at 15,000. The English attempted to become masters of it in 1746, but miscarried. W. Long. 3. 16. N. Lat. 47. 45.

ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY. See Philosophy.