an arrondissement of the department of La Manche, in France. It extends over 575 square miles. The division is into ten cantons, which are subdivided into 139 communes; and the inhabitants amount to 140,587. The capital, a city of the same name, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Baulard and Soule, on a declivity. It contains a cathedral, considered as a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, three other churches, 1150 houses, and 7874 inhabitants, who find employment in woollen manufactures, and in thread-lace. Near to it is an aqueduct considered as the work of the Romans. Long. 1. 32. 20. W. Lat. 49. 2. 50. N.