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Volume 12 · 45 words · 1860 Edition

L', a town of France, department of Vaucluse, arrondissement of Avignon, and 12 miles E. of the town of that name. It stands on a small island formed by the Sorgues, and contains about 6000 inhabitants, chiefly employed in the manufacture of silk and woollens.