an arrondissement of the department of the Puy-de-Dôme in France, extending over 758 square miles, divided into nine cantons, composed of 116 communes, and inhabited by 95,500 persons. The capital is a city of the same name, situated on the river Crouse, which a little below falls into the Allier. It contains 730 houses and 5,479 inhabitants, who manufacture some jewellery. Lat. 45° 33'; Long. 3° 10' E.