St Affrique, a town of the French dept. of Aveyron, 56 miles NW. of Montpellier, stands in a beautiful valley in the midst of meadows, orchards, and vineyards. There is a considerable trade in wool and in the celebrated Roquefort cheese (see ROQUEFORT). Pop. 5081.
St Affrique
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 80
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