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. It was formerly a free port. The number of inhabitants in 1800 was 19,922. The English attempted to become masters of it in 1746, but miscarried. W. Long. 3. 16. N. Lat. 47. 45.

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