the ancient Julianomagus, a fortified city of France, capital of the arrondissement of the same name, and of the department of Maine and Loire. It is situated on the Mayenne, five miles from its junction with the Loire, and 48 miles E.N.E. of Nantes. It is the seat of a bishop, and of a royal court of justice. Among its buildings may be noticed a fine old cathedral in which Margaret of Anjou was buried, an ancient castle once the residence of the Dukes of Anjou, and the court-house. It has also three parish churches, an academy, a school of arts and trades, a library with 35,000 volumes, a picture gallery, a botanic garden, a museum of natural history, a theatre, &c. The upper and lower town are separated by the River Mayenne. Though lately much improved, it is an ill-built city, and has an air of meanness. It has sailcloth and cotton factories; sugar and wax refineries; tanneries; and a considerable trade in wine, corn, and slates. In its neighbourhood are extensive slate quarries, which give employment to about 3000 workmen. Pop. in 1846, 40,628. Lat. 47. 28. N. Long. 0. 33. W. The arrondissement of the same name is divided into 9 cantons and 88 communes, and by the census of 1846 the population amounted to 152,406.