Convert arpent to section
Please provide values below to Convert arpent to section, or vice versa.
What is an Arpent?
The arpent was a French land measurement ranging from 0.3-1.3 acres (1,300-5,300 m²). In colonial Louisiana, it standardized to 0.85 acres (3,439 m²) - about 192 French feet square. This unit persists in Quebec property records and New Orleans land deeds, where 'Arpent Lines' still mark historic boundaries.
What is a Section?
A Section is a unit of area used in the United States for land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). A section is typically one mile by one mile, containing 640 acres, and is one of the 36 divisions of a township.
arpent to section Conversion Table
| arpent | section |
|---|---|
| 0.01 arpent | 1.32004193765e-5 section |
| 0.1 arpent | 0.000132004193765 section |
| 1 arpent | 0.00132004193765 section |
| 2 arpent | 0.00264008387531 section |
| 3 arpent | 0.00396012581296 section |
| 5 arpent | 0.00660020968827 section |
| 10 arpent | 0.0132004193765 section |
| 20 arpent | 0.0264008387531 section |
| 50 arpent | 0.0660020968827 section |
| 100 arpent | 0.132004193765 section |
| 1000 arpent | 1.32004193765 section |
How to Convert arpent to section
1 arpent = 0.0013200419376533 section
1 section = 757.55168943932 arpent
Example: convert 15 arpent to section:
15 × 0.0013200419376533 = 0.019800629064799 section