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Convert arpent to point
Please provide values below to Convert arpent to point, 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 Point?
The point is the smallest typographic unit (∼0.353 mm). The PostScript point standardized it as exactly 1/72 inch (0.3528 mm). Font sizes are measured in points - 12pt text has capital letters about 4.2 mm tall.
arpent to point Conversion Table
| arpent | point |
|---|---|
| 0.01 arpent | 1657.4544 point |
| 0.1 arpent | 16574.544 point |
| 1 arpent | 165745.44 point |
| 2 arpent | 331490.88 point |
| 3 arpent | 497236.32 point |
| 5 arpent | 828727.2 point |
| 10 arpent | 1657454.4 point |
| 20 arpent | 3314908.8 point |
| 50 arpent | 8287272 point |
| 100 arpent | 16574544 point |
| 1000 arpent | 165745440 point |
How to Convert arpent to point
1 arpent = 165745.44 point
1 point = 6.0333484891048E-6 arpent
Example: convert 15 arpent to point:
15 × 165745.44 = 2486181.6 point