Arpent
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An arpent is the name give to a unit of length and to a unit of area. It is not an SI unit. It is used in Quebec as well as in some areas of the United States that were part of French Louisiana.
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[edit] Definition
[edit] Unit of length
| International units | |
|---|---|
| 58.522 m | 0.059 km |
| 58.522×103 mm | 585.216×109 Å |
| 391.193×10−12 AU | 6.186×10−15 ly |
| US customary / Imperial units | |
| 2304 in | 192 ft |
| 64 yd | 36.364×10−3 mi |
1 arpent = 180 French feet (of approximately 32 centimetres) = about 192 English feet = about 58.47 metres
[edit] Unit of area
- Historically, in North America, 1 (square) arpent = 32,400 French square feet = about 3419 square metres
- In Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, the official conversion is 1 arpent = 0.84628 acre = 3424.77365 square metres[citation needed]
- In Arkansas and Missouri, the official conversion is 1 arpent = 0.8507 acre = 3442.66076 square metres[citation needed]
[edit] Origin
The arpent was a pre-metric French unit. Its is based on the actus, one of the Ancient Roman units of measurement.
