a town in the Isle of France, and in the Gatinois, remarkable for its fine palace, which has been the place where the kings of France used to lodge when they went a hunting. It was first embellished by Francis I. and every successive king has added something to it; so that it may now be called the finest pleasure house in the world. It stands in the midst of a forest, consisting of 26,424 arpents of land, each containing 100 square perches, and each perch 18 feet. E. Long. 2. 23. N. Lat. 49. 22.