Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
A measure of land roughly equal to a modern acre. (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)
Unit of length and area used in France, Louisiana, and Canada. As a unit of length, approximately 191.8 feet (180 old French 'pied', or foot). The (square) arpent is a unit of area, approximately .845 acres, or 36,802 square feet.
a French land measurement that equals .8849 acre.
a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
a French measure nearly one and a half of which are equal to an English acre
an old french unit of land measure
French unit of measurement, equal to 191.833 feet.
arpent Having French origin, the arpent is an area of land commonly used in reference to vineyards in Domesday; it has no set value.
French measurement approximately equal to an acre; the Shadows property was 40 arpents deep by 4 1/2 wide
A measure of land originally a hundred square perches, roughly equal to a modern acre.
A measure of land in French and Spanish land grants; about 4/5 of an acre.
A French measurement of land equal to .84625 acres.
French term for measuring the size of a vineyard.
An area equal to approximately 0.845 acres. This measurement was traditionally used in France, Quebec, and Louisiana. Today, hectares and acres are more commonly used to measure area.
Measurement of land equal to .846625 acres (French)
An area equal to about 0.845 acres, traditionally used in France, Quebec and Louisiana. Nowadays, hectares and acres are more commonly used measurements of area.
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.