a town of France, capital of a cognominal arrondissement, department of Aude, 18 miles S.S.W. of Carcassonne. It is pleasantly situate in a fertile valley of the N. Pyrenees, on both sides of the Aude, and is surrounded with vineyards, where the celebrated Blanquette and Limoux wines are made. The town is well laid out, and possesses several public fountains. There are also a college, a theatre, an hospital, and tribunals of first instance and of commerce. The manufactures of the place comprise broadcloths, woollens, soap, leather, and oil; and a brisk trade in wines and iron is carried on. Pop. (1851) 7188.