Information About

Toise





DEFINITION


Unit of Length

1 Toise = 1.949 Meters in France before 10 December 1799

1 Toise = 2.0 meters in France between 10 December 1799 and 1 January 1840 ( Mesures Usuelles )

1 Toise = 1.8 meters in Switzerland



Unit of area

1 Toise = 3.799 square meters as a measure for land and masonry area.


Unit of volume

1 Toise = 8.0 Cubic Meter s (20th century Haiti )


ORIGIN

Historical French unit. Early Louisiana in the United States .


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