or YSSINGEAUX, a town of France, capital of an arrondissement of the same name, in the department of Haute Loire, on a rocky eminence near an affluent of the Mignon, 13 miles N.E. of Le Puy. It is irregularly built, and has a dull and gloomy appearance, the only good building being the parish church. Here are a college and law-court. Silk, lace, and ribands are made here, and there is a considerable trade in corn, cattle, and timber. Pop. (1856) 7523.