an arrondissement of the department of the Vosges, in France, extending over 550 square miles, and divided into five cantons, which are subdivided into 116 communes, with 68,610 inhabitants. The capital, a city of the same name, is situated on the river Moselle, which divides it into two parts. It is a well-built place, containing 1100 houses and 7820 inhabitants, who carry on some trade in earthenware, cotton goods, paper, and leather. Long. 6. 29. E. Lat. 48. 22. N.