an arrondissement of the department of Calvados, in France, extending over 390 square miles, containing six cantons, 159 communes, and 82,519 inhabitants. The capital, a city of the same name, is on the river Eure, in a fruitful valley, about seven miles from the sea. It contains 10,419 inhabitants, who are chiefly employed in making linen and cotton goods, and lace. Long. 0° 48'. W. Lat. 49° 16'. N.