an arrondissement of the department of Côte d'Or, in France, extending over 769 square miles, and comprehending 10 cantons and 201 communes. Population (1851) 124,206. The chief city, of the same name, is situated on the river Bnuzoizoise, twenty-three miles S.S.W. of Dijon on the Paris and Lyons railway, in a district highly productive of the best Burgundy wine. Pop. (1851) 10,800.

BEAUPRÉAU, an arrondissement in the department of the Maine and Loire, in France, extending over 629 square miles, and containing 7 cantons and 75 communes. Pop. 121,375. The chief town, of the same name, is on the river Evre, 27 miles S.W. of Angers. Pop. (1851) 3448.