Statistique des Gens de Lettres. 1808. Herbin. T. ii.
A museum of lace has been established at Bailleul.
In 1788, Bailleul, Cassel, and the district of Hazebrouck, had 1351 lace-makers. In 1802 the number had diminished; but it has since gradually increased. In 1830 there were 2,500. In 1851 there were already 8,000, dispersed over twenty communes.
Haute-Loire, Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme, and Loire.
1640.