a town of France, capital of an arrondissement of the same name in the department of Lozère, is pleasantly situated on the left bank of the Lot, 75 miles N.W. of Avignon. The town, which is nearly triangular in shape, is ill built, with narrow, crooked streets. The principal buildings are the cathedral, a Gothic edifice, with two spires; and the old episcopal palace, which is now the prefecture. The town has also a library and a picture gallery. In the vicinity is the hermitage of St Privat; and the surrounding country is studded with country houses. The manufacture of coarse woollen stuffs, which bear the name of the town, is extensively carried on here, and these articles are exported to Germany, Spain, and Italy. The town was fortified in 1151 by Adalbert, Bishop of Gévaudan, and the ramparts now form a fine walk. This town suffered much in the civil wars of the Reformation, and was taken no less than seven times. Pop. (1861) 6345.