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. In general English usage, length (symbols: l, L) is but one particular instance of distance – an objects length is how long the object is – but in the physical sciences and engineering, the word length is in some contexts used synonymously with distance. Height is vertical distance; width (or breadth... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French language name Système International dUnités) is the modern form of the metric system. ... The first European explorer to reach Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... Louisiana sold in 1803 by Napoléon to USA, which was a portion of the historical extent of French Louisiana Louisiana (French language: La Louisiane) was the name of an administrative district of New France in the 17th and 18th centuries. ...

Definition

Unit of length

1 arpent = 180 Paris feet (of approximately 32 centimetres), or 192 English feet = 58.52 metres cm redirects here, alternate uses: cm (disambiguation) A centimetre (symbol cm; American spelling: centimeter) is an SI unit of length. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

Unit of area

1 arpent = 32 400 square Paris feet = 3 425 square metres The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

Official conversion in Louisiana, Mississipi, Alabama & Florida: State nickname: Pelican State Official languages English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Senators Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 16 Population  - Total... State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697,243 (31st)  - Density 23. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Official languages English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 3. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ...

1 arpent = 0.84628 acre = 3 424.77365 square metres

Official conversion in Arkansas and Missouri: The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official language(s) English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... State nickname: The Show Me State Official languages English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 1. ...

1 arpent = 0.8507 acre = 3 442.66076 square metres

The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

Origin

The arpent was a pre-metric French unit.

See also

French Medieval weights and measures This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...