a town of France, capital of a canton in the department of Rhone, 21 miles W.N.W. of Lyons. It stands in a narrow valley, and has risen to prosperity quite recently, chiefly through its manufactures. The chief branch carried on here is the weaving of muslin, which employs about 52,000 persons, and produces annually between three and four millions of pieces. Silk and merinoes are also made here. Pop. 10,334.