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DEFINITION



Unit of length

  name arpent (length)
  m 584710893
  accuracy 4



There were various standard arpents. The most common ones were of 180 french feet, used in French North America, and 220 French feet, used in Paris.

1 arpent = 180 French feet (of approximately 32 Centimetres ) = about 192 English Feet = about 58.47 Metre s


Unit of area


  • Historically, in North America, 1 (square) arpent = 32,400 French square feet = about 3419 square Metre s

  • In Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , and Florida , the official conversion is 1 arpent = 0.84628 acre = 3424.77365 square Metre s

  • In Arkansas and Missouri , the official conversion is 1 arpent = 0.8507 acre = 3442.66076 square Metre s



ORIGIN

The arpent was a pre-metric French unit. Its is based on the ''actus'', one of the Ancient Roman Units Of Measurement .


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