an arrondissement of the department of Calvados, in France, extending over 301 square miles, containing five cantons and 135 communes, with 64,350 inhabitants. The capital, a city of the same name, is situated on the river Touques, has a good trade, and contains 510 houses, with 2520 inhabitants. Long. 0. 3. E. Lat. 49. 17. N.