an arrondissement of the department of the Doubs, in France, extending over 531 square miles. It is divided into five cantons, and these into ninety communes, containing 43,100 inhabitants. The capital is the city of the same name, situated in a mountainous district on the banks of the river Doubs. It contains 640 houses, and 4100 inhabitants.

PONT A UDENIER, an arrondissement of the department of the Eure, in France. It is 390 square miles in extent, and comprehends eight cantons, divided into 143 communes, and has a population of 94,650 persons. The capital is a city of the same name, situated on the river Nille. It is surrounded with walls, stands in a fertile spot, and contains 1450 houses, with 5800 inhabitants, who are employed chiefly in making cotton goods. Long. 0. 31. E. Lat. 49. 22. N.

PONT DE BAUX, a city of France, in the department of the Ain, and arrondissement of Bourg. It is situated on the river Reyssouze, is well built, and contains a hospital, a fine corn-hall, 320 houses, and 3050 inhabitants, who carry on a brisk trade in hemp, flax, corn, and wine, by means of the canal, which leads to the Soane. Long. 4. 47. E. Lat. 46. 25. N.