town of the arrondissement of Loudon and department of the Vienne, in France, on the river Dive, containing 150 houses, and 1100 inhabitants. It is remarkable for the battle fought at it in 1569, when Henry III. defeated the army of the Huguenots.

Long. 0° 10'. W. Lat. 46° 50'. N.

Mont de Marsan, an arrondissement of the department of Les Landes, in France, 2180 square miles in extent. It contains twelve cantons, which are divided into 136 communes, and a population of about 83,000 persons. The capital is a city of the same name, situated at the junction of the rivers Midon and Douze, which, united, run to the Adour. It contains 4200 inhabitants, who subsist by trading in the few productions of the soil.

Long. 0° 49'. W. Lat. 44° 0'. N.