one of the arrondissements of the department of the Rhone, in the south of France, containing 584½ square miles, and divided into 9 cantons, 127 communes, with 151,980 inhabitants in 1836. The capital is the city of the same name, situated on the river Morgon, near to the left bank of the Paone, in a most fertile district. In 1836 it contained 7553 inhabitants, who make cotton and woollen goods, and carry on a considerable trade in wine, corn, cattle, and other agricultural productions. Long. 4° 38'. E. Lat. 48° 59'. N.

an arrondissement of the department of Aveyron in France, extending over 493½ square miles. It is divided into four cantons and forty-eight communes, having 81,130 inhabitants in 1836. The capital is the city of the same name, situated at the junction of the rivers Alson and Aveyron. It is well built, and in 1836 contained 8738 industrious inhabitants, occupied in making linen goods, paper, hats, copper ware, and other articles. Long. 2° 3'. E. Lat. 41° 24'. N.

VILLENA, a city of Spain in the province of Murcia. It is situated on the north-east of the river Jumilla, in a bleak and mountainous country. Near it is a salt lake, two leagues in circumference, which supplies the neighbouring district with salt for culinary purposes. The whole of the surrounding country is studded with the remains of fortresses built by the Moors. From this elevated country, the capital and other places on the coast draw their supplies of ice. The city contains fourteen streets, and 8000 inhabitants. It is situated in Lat. 38° 36'. N.