In France, a unit of capacity; the amount that could be delivered in one trip
by the type of horse-drawn cart called a charette. Used for coal, firewood,
plaster, etc. The exception was the voie of charcoal; that was the amount
a man could carry on his back.
| Commodity | Equivalent | Liters |
|---|---|---|
| coal | 
|
1170.7 liters + |
| firewood | 4 by 4 by 3½ old pied | 1.9195 cubic meters |
| charcoal | = 1 mine = 2 minots = 16 boisseaux. Also called a charge or sac | 208.13 liters |
| plaster | = 12 sacs = 24 stricken boisseaux | 312.2 liters |
| ashlar or rubble | 0.5563 cubic meters | |
| dressed stone | 0.51416 cubic meters |
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