ARBOIS, a town in France, lat. 46° 54' N., long. 5° 47' E., in the department of Jura, and arrondissement of Poligny, situated in a deep valley, on the Cuisance, 940 feet above the level of the sea. It has long been famous for its wines, which as early as 1493 were exempted from taxation in Burgundy and the German empire by Maximilian I. The rest of its trade consists in brandy, oil, fruits and flowers, grain, cattle, saltpetre, leather, cheese, earthenware, and paper. It was the seat of a commandery of the knights of Malta, had two monasteries and three nunneries, and still possesses a college and the ruins of a castle. The church of St Just is famous for its magnificent carvings in wood. Population, from 6000 to 7000.