Dagobert I

founded the abbey in 636, and was buried here in 638, and it has ever since been the place of sepulture for the French monarchs. The first ehureh was finished in 775, and the present edifice, commenced in 1130, was completed in 1281. A battle between the Roman Catholics and the Huguenots was fought in its vicinity, Nov. 10, 1567, when the latter were victorious. _The abbey was suppre ed in 1792. Pop. (1906) 64,790.