VITRE

(48° 7’ N., 1° 12’ W.), town, on Vilaine, Dle-et-Vilaine, France; has a castle founded XI. cent. Pop. 9,900. city, Rome, Italy; noted for its fountains; among chief architectural features are the cathedral, containing tombs of several popes, an ancient bp.’s palace, and town hall; in vicinity are sulphur eeings and Htruscan antiquities. Pop. 21,; town, Aiava, Spain; has cathedral, built in XII. cent., Jesuit schools, and some interesting houses; manufactures pottery, paper, woolens. Here the French, under Jourdan and Joseph Bonaparte, were defeated by allied Hnglish and Peninsular troops under Wel- -lington, June 21, 1813. Pop. 1919, 34,115.