In Mauritius and the Seychelles, 20ᵗʰ century (UN 1966), a unit of length, approximately 6.497 meters, descended from the French arpent commun.
In Mauritius, ? – present, a unit of land area, 4221 square meters.
In France, various important premetric units of length, and corresponding units of area, used in measuring land. See arpent.
Arpent on which this perche is based |
Contains this many pied de roi |
perche as a unit of length, in meters |
perche as a unit of area, in sq. meters |
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arpent d'ordonnance | 22 | 7.146466 | 51.072 |
arpent de Paris | 18 | 5.847109 | 34.187 |
arpent commun | 20 | 6.496788 | 42.208 |
journal de Bourgogne | 9½ | 3.085974 | 9.523 |
ditto, evaluated in pied de Bourgogne | 3.146400 | 9.900 |
In Switzerland, 3 meters (about 3.28 yards).
In Belgium, 6.50 meters (about 7.11 yards).
In Canada, a unit of length = 231.822 inches, about 5.888 meters.
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