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Unit of length or unit of area
An arpent (French pronunciation: [aʁpɑ̃], sometimes called arpen) is either of two units of measure, a unit of length or a unit of area. It is a pre-metric
Arpent
Unit of area
acre was equal to 1.6 arpents, the unit of area more commonly used in Northern France outside of Normandy. In Canada, the Paris arpent used in Quebec before
Acre
The Florida Canal or 40 Arpent Canal is a canal in the New Orleans metropolitan area and land down river. The canal was built in the 18th century colonial
Florida_Canal
U.S. state
soldiers and workers who accompanied Cadillac built a fort enclosing one arpent (about 0.85 acres (3,400 m2), the equivalent of just under 200 feet (61 m)
Michigan
1938 novel by Ringuet
Thirty Acres (French: Trente arpents) is a novel by Canadian writer Philippe Panneton, published under the pen name Ringuet. First published in French
Thirty_Acres
Romance language
domestic activities (ex. berceau), farming and rural units of measure (arpent, lieue, borne, boisseau), weapons, and products traded regionally rather
French_language
Quotation by Voltaire deriding Canada
"A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige", French pronunciation: [kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one
A_few_acres_of_snow
French units of measurement before 1789
units of measure such as the aune (ell), the perche (perch or rood), the arpent and the lieue (league) had a number of variations, particularly the aune
Traditional French units of measurement
Traditional_French_units_of_measurement
French company
cheese-production farm in his family estate in France (Ferme des Trente Arpents) to produce the cheese AOC Brie de Meaux. In 1997, the company acquired
Edmond_de_Rothschild_Heritage
Canadian law regulating units of measures
permitted old French units are the foot (the French foot of 12.789 inches), arpent (for both length and area), and perch (for both length and area). United
Weights and Measures Act (Canada)
Weights_and_Measures_Act_(Canada)
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005
called the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) and the breach of the 40 Arpent canal levee that was designed and built by the Orleans Levee Board. The
Hurricane_Katrina
Unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States
lead, the petition was made for land for agriculture in the amount of 400 arpents (340 acres) per family because French law granted free land only for farming
Old_Mines,_Missouri
2005 oil spill in Louisiana, United States
6 km2). Several canals were also impacted, including the 20 Arpent Canal, the 40 Arpent Canal, the Meraux Canal, the Corinne Canal, the DeLaRonde Canal
Murphy_Oil_USA_refinery_spill
Early French settlers of New France
paltry sum. Rent was typically set at an annual rate of 20 sols for every arpent of land, and significant expenses would typically be paid each year by habitants
Habitants
spellings vergie, vrégie) is a unit of land area, a quarter of the old French arpent. The term derives from Latin virga (rod). Compare French verge (yard). In
Vergée
Treaty ending the Seven Years' War
valuable than Canada. Voltaire had notoriously dismissed Acadia as quelques arpents de neige (a few acres of snow). The Treaty of Paris is notable because
Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
Canadian singer from Sherbrooke (born 1978)
1978) is a Canadian singer from Sherbrooke. Vallières debut album, Trente Arpents, was released in 1999, followed by Bordel Ambiant in 2001 . He became popular
Vincent_Vallières
Measuring in various degrees during the Middle Ages
marine – French (late) sea league, 5.556 km, 3 nautical miles. arpent – square arpent, 900 square toises, 3419 m2 litron – 0.831018 litres livre – 0.4895 kg
Medieval_weights_and_measures
Semi-feudal manor system of French Canada
and 200 arpents (14 and 68 ha; 34 and 169 acres) in size, though most were likely 120 arpents or less. Estates of less than 40 square arpents were considered
Seigneurial system of New France
Seigneurial_system_of_New_France
Unit of length
220 ft (67 m)). To confuse matters further, by ancient Roman definition, an arpent equalled 120 Roman feet. The related unit of square measure was the scrupulum
Rod_(unit)
French writer and philosopher (1694–1778)
dismissing the vast territory of New France as "a few acres of snow" ("quelques arpents de neige"). Voltaire also engaged in an enormous amount of private correspondence
Voltaire
The lac des Soixante Arpents is a fresh body of water crossed by the Mauvaise River, in the territory of the town of Saint-Raymond, in the Portneuf Regional
Lac_des_Soixante_Arpents
Illegitimate daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
l'institution des Frères. Cette belle propriété, d'une contenance de dix arpents, passa après lui à la comtesse de Valentinois et en prit le nom." The Encyclopædia
Angélique_de_Froissy
who was guillotined during the reign of terror. It was enormous, forty arpents in size, and could hold as many as ten thousand persons. It had alleys
Paris_in_the_18th_century
French actress and author (1935–2022)
Simenon 1971 L'Explosion [fr] Katia Marc Simenon 1972 The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) Laura Denis Héroux Montreal Blues Pascal Gélinas 1973 Enuff Is
Mylène_Demongeot
islands combined, and Voltaire had notoriously dismissed Canada as "Quelques arpents de neige", "A few acres of snow"). Following the Treaty of Paris, King
History_of_Canada
Unit of area
metric, particularly when preparing consolidated diagrams by compilation". Arpent Dutch units of measurement German obsolete units of measurement List of
Morgen
Canadian physician, academic, diplomat and writer
Lisbon in 1960. In 1959 he was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal. Trente arpents (Paris, 1938), winner of the 1940 Governor General's Award for fiction
Philippe_Panneton
1798–1801 campaign during the War of the Second Coalition
each soldier who returns from this expedition, enough to purchase six arpents of land." (approximately 7.6 acres or 3.1 ha) and added: The peoples we
French invasion of Egypt and Syria
French_invasion_of_Egypt_and_Syria
2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019. Rickard, Mary (August 13, 2014). "40 Arpent Brewing Part of Parish Revival of Historic Town", The Advocate. Retrieved
List of breweries in Louisiana
List_of_breweries_in_Louisiana
Hospital in arrondissement of Paris, France
the grounds of the House of Health, the queen giving in exchange the 21 arpents (about 26.5 acres) of land chosen to establish the new hospital, which
Sainte-Anne_Hospital_Center
Commune in Île-de-France, France
nine elementary schools. There are two junior high schools, Collège Les 4 Arpents and Collège Marcel Rivière, as well as one senior high school/sixth-form
Lagny-sur-Marne
Town in Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
divided into different suburbs. Bonne-Terre Camp Fouquereaux Castel Cinq Arpents Clairfonds Glen Park Henrietta Hermitage Highlands Hollyrood La Caverne
Vacoas-Phoenix
Borough of Quebec City in Canada
of the area. The first of the villages consisted of a 25-arpent square, in which a five-arpent square (the "trait carré") was reserved for the church,
Charlesbourg,_Quebec_City
Commune in Normandy, France
hamlets, Saint-Quentin, Le Tertre, Le Hameau, Les Villeries, Dordoigne, Les Arpents, La Machoisnerie, Les Quatre Minières, La Roussetière, Berd'huis, Beauvais
Berd'huis
City in Quebec, Canada
become Sainte-Adèle for 8¢ per arpent, which colonists arriving soon after then purchased from him for $8 CAD per arpent. The town of Sainte-Adèle was
Sainte-Adèle
Battle of the War of 1812 fought in January 1815
properties in 1805, which would become the Chalmette Plantation stretching 22 arpents along the Mississippi River; main house, sugar mill and almost all out
Battle_of_New_Orleans
Colonial governor of French Louisiana (1727-1733)
the Company granted him an annual salary of 10,000 French livres, 10 arpents (8.4 acres; 3.4 hectares) of riverfront land, and eight enslaved people
Étienne_Perier_(governor)
planters and employees of the ailing sugar industry to buy 7,000 arpents at Rs 125 000 per arpent via the Sugar Investment Trust (SIT). These small planters
Illovo_Deal
Canadian actor
Inspector 1972 The Doves (Les colombes) M. Ferland 1972 The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) 1973 And I Love You Dearly (La maîtresse) Jacques Langlois 1977
Jean_Coutu_(actor)
French banker (1963–2021)
wine estate. The baron and his wife were the owners of La Ferme des 30 Arpents in the countryside outside of Paris, which produces brie de Meaux AOC.
Benjamin_de_Rothschild
French noblewoman (died 1248 or 1249)
the marshy wilderness known as the Sologne and the nuns were given 36 arpents to bring under cultivation. In 1232, Isabelle's daughter Matilda and her
Isabelle_of_Chartres
French-Canadian settler
arpent of frontage on côte St. Michel near Sillery, Quebec City. He later sold the property along with another property with one-and-a-half arpents of
Jacques_Goulet
Bois Badeau, Brétigny-sur-Orge Place Pierre Brossolette, 10370, Les Dix Arpents, Villenauxe-la-Grande Place Pierre Brossolette, 10370, Les Prés Prés Le
List of places named after Pierre Brossolette
List_of_places_named_after_Pierre_Brossolette
943 charter attributed to King Athelstan
1289, aripendus 1086, agripenna a 1142, measure of land (esp. vineyard), arpent. "Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland"
Charter_of_St_Buryan
Early settler (1732–1792)
800 arpents at Buffalo Creek, b. by Jesse Carter and Mrs. Farar; 600 arpents at St. Catherine's Creek b. by Abner Green and vacant lands, 900 arpents in
Richard Ellis (Mississippi planter)
Richard_Ellis_(Mississippi_planter)
In law, name for a fictitious estate
by but not identical to the Napoleonic Code, authors have used the term "arpent noir" as a placeholder name for the purpose of discussing rights concerning
Blackacre
Prefecture of Yvelines, Île-de-France
conditions to acquire a lot: 1- a token tax of 5 shillings (5 sols) per arpent of land should be paid every year ($0.03 per 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) per year
Versailles,_Yvelines
Mauritius public policy
needed] By law, the extent of land for each villa shall not exceed 1.25 arpents (0.5276 hectares). The villa can be acquired on the basis of a plan or
Integrated_Resort_Scheme
1972 Canadian film
The Rebels (French: Quelques arpents de neige) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Héroux and released in 1972. A historical drama set during
The_Rebels_(1972_film)
Second-level French men's basketball league
Gries-Souffel Gries & Souffelweyersheim Espace Sport La Foret Salle des Sept Arpents 1,450 1,500 HTV Hyères & Toulon Espace 3000 Palais des Sports de Toulon
Élite_2_(basketball)
Dwelling on a property separated from the main home
2018). "Accessory Dwelling Units: Principles and Best Practices" (PDF). Arpent. Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) -- Secondary/Garden
Secondary_suite
Executive power of the French Constitution of 1795–1799
guillotined during the Reign of Terror. It was a vast garden covering 40 arpents (ca. 20 hectares), and could hold as many as ten thousand persons. It had
French_Directory
Roman unit of area
parallel furrow. It was the origin of the later French unit of area, the arpent. Ancient Roman units of measurement The form iugus as a neuter noun[dubious
Jugerum
City in Louisiana, United States
subdivided the rest of the former plantation into regular city lots and 30-arpent farming strips. McDonoghville thus became the first subdivision in Jefferson
Gretna,_Louisiana
Extinct dialect of Old Norman French used in England
Peninsula and Bessin, and a general use of the word acre (instead of French arpent) for land measurement in Normandy until metrication in the 19th century
Anglo-Norman_language
addition to his freedom, in exchange for his service, Congo received 2 arpents (0.68 ha; 1.7 acres) of land located on the outskirts of New Orleans and
Louis_Congo
Neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(métairie) on the land. From an area of about 30 arpents (about 10 hectares), the farm reached an area of 200 arpents (about 68 hectares) by the mid-18th century
Pointe-Saint-Charles
Order of Knighthood created by John II of France
housing in retirement. They were sworn not to retreat or move more than four arpents (about six acre's breadths) from a battle. This last provision cost the
Order_of_the_Star_(France)
French-American planter and businesswoman
(now Cane River), about ten miles below the town. That small tract of 80 arpents (67 acres), alluvial river-bottom land adjacent to Metoyer's plantation
Marie_Thérèse_Coincoin
Historic church in Louisiana, United States
section of land of 120 arpents (100 acres), 3x40 arpents in width/length, and M. Tesson donated a section of 1 by 14 arpents (0.84 by 11.83 acres). The
St._Landry_Catholic_Church
school. When Congress failed to act the Trustees decided to purchase four arpents of land near the town of Ste. Genevieve from John Price for the sum of
Ste._Genevieve_Academy
French colonist
taking effect on arrival in Canada, Guyon was in turn granted a one-thousand-arpent arrière-fief (subordinated-fief) land concession from Giffard. Guyon traveled
Jean_Guyon
French colonial soldier in Quebec mythologized as a colonial hero
by the end of 1659, Maisonneuve gave him a piece of land comprising 30 arpents (10 hectares). Upon Dollard's death, Pierre Picoté de Belestre inherited
Adam_Dollard_des_Ormeaux
House in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, US
planned. In 1817, two years after the death of Lino de Chalmet, the 22-arpent Chalmette property was sold to brothers Hilaire and Louis St. Amand, wealthy
Rene_Beauregard_House
City in West Bengal, India
subsequent land holding in this area was Du Plessis who bought land of 13 Arpents at Boro Kishanganj, now located at North Chandannagar for Taka 401 in the
Chandannagar
French pharmacist and agronomist (1737–1813)
exists in Germany about Frederick the Great).[citation needed] These 54 arpents of impoverished ground near Neuilly, west of Paris, had been allotted him
Antoine-Augustin_Parmentier
Market town in Suffolk, England
37 acres (15 ha) of meadow, woodland for 12 swine, a mill, 5 arpents of vineyard (an arpent was 4–6 acres) and 400 sheep. The manor included Stoke-by-Clare
Clare,_Suffolk
Ring road in France
Pontault-Combault - Gare, Roissy-en-Brie - centre, Parc d'activité des Arpents, Parc d'activité de Pontillaut 15 Berchères + Aire de service des Berchères
Francilienne
Civil union in French slave colonies
) In setting Coincoin aside, Métoyer donated to her his interest in 80 arpents, about 68 acres (28 ha) of unpatented land, adjacent to his plantation
Plaçage
System of dividing land in the United States
annexation. Louisiana recognizes early French and Spanish descriptions called arpents, particularly in the southern part of the state, as well as PLSS descriptions
Public_Land_Survey_System
River in Quebec, Canada
4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south-east, crossing the "Lac des Sixty Arpents" (altitude 403 metres (1,322 ft)) over its full length, to the dam at its
Mauvaise_River
perche noire acre acre arpent In Louisiana, an arpent is still a legal unit of measurement, and is not the same as an acre. Here, arpent is used both as a
Quebec_French_lexicon
French-born financier
during the 18th century, where he established the farm Domaine des Trente Arpents which mainly produced the artisanal cheese Brie de Meaux. Edmond Adolphe
Edmond_Adolphe_de_Rothschild
Thoroughfare in Montreal, Canada
as pasture. This 'commune' (commons) is a strip of land one arpent wide with 40 arpents of shoreline. The river bank was the site of a tow path, and
Rue_de_la_Commune
Suburban municipality of Montreal, Canada
Charles lay 33 lots (numbered 145 to 177). These were generally three arpents wide by 20 or 30 deep. Up to this time Pointe-Claire had only been accessible
Pointe-Claire
French gardener
when the garden was redesigned by André Le Nôtre. In 1629, he purchased an arpent of land in Ville l'Évêque [fr] with Simon Bouchard, gardener of the orangery
Pierre_I_Desgots
Historic house in Louisiana, United States
after Louisiana became a state, his eight heirs would divide thousands of arpents of land in the Felicianas, Rapides Parish, along Bayou Manchac, and in
Butler_Greenwood_Plantation
French actor
(1971) The French Connection (1971) – Henri Devereaux The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) (1972) – Victor Quem é Beta? (1972) Le fils (1973) – Baptiste
Frédéric_de_Pasquale
Commune in Île-de-France, France
preschool/nursery (maternelle) and elementary school: Groupe scolaire des 40 Arpents. The commune also has Collège Georges-Brassens, a public junior high school
Santeny
by-election for Ward 2, Grande Cache November 12: Municipal by-election in des Arpents-Verts District, L'Ange-Gardien, councillor #4 in Massueville, councillors
2023 Canadian electoral calendar
2023_Canadian_electoral_calendar
Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet
noir) Paul-Émile Borduas (1905–1960) Les Petits Arpents Pour l'amour du stress Pour quelques arpents de neige Le Prospecteur et la Technique Quand vient
Jacques_Godbout
296 2.086 LA 308 (Bayou Road) in Thibodaux End state maintenance at Forty Arpent Road 01990-06-231990 current LA 3267 3.794 6.106 LA 82 (LA 82 Truck begins)
List of state highways in Louisiana
List_of_state_highways_in_Louisiana
Stream in Kansas, U.S.
Kawsmouth was entirely French-speaking until 1840 and was strung out in little "arpent" (Paris acre) or strip farms on either side of Turkey Creek (now covered
Turkey Creek (Kansas River tributary)
Turkey_Creek_(Kansas_River_tributary)
Maps of the parishes of the generality of Paris surveyed from 1776 to 1791
calculations. Measurements were expressed in local units and in king's arpents. They were recorded in a procès-verbal, which was used to draw up a plan
Land registry of Bertier de Sauvigny
Land_registry_of_Bertier_de_Sauvigny
"Little Ice Age" required firewood for Rouen. By 1750, three of every eight arpents (3 ha) of "forest" was actually irremediably turned to open wasteland and
Forêt_de_Rouvray
Units of measurement used in Belgium
1 balle = 200 livre 1 schiffpfund = 300 livre 1 charge = 400 livre One arpent was equal to 400 square perche (130.6 a) In the starting era of the metric
Belgian_units_of_measurement
Church in Sighişoara, Romania
church cost 12 million lei: money that came from the management of a 300 arpents of forest that the church had been given in 1925; from donation of religious;
Holy Trinity Church, Sighișoara
Holy_Trinity_Church,_Sighișoara
United States historic place
farm had a frontage of two arpents (about 386 feet) on the Detroit River, and extended back into the interior eighty arpents; it was bounded on the west
Brush_Park
Canadian actor (1940–2018)
The Wise Guys (Les Smattes) Réjean Cardinal 1972 The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) Simon de Bellefeuille 1972 Les Indrogables Short 1973 The Death
Daniel_Pilon
Neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ponds and very amenable to cultivation. The original Jarry Farm covered 64 arpents (approximately 22 hectares, or 54 acres) and stretched as far north as
Villeray,_Montreal
Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005
receive Rs 3 Billion of the deal involving the sale of more than 10,000 arpents of agricultural land. Prior to the Desvaux-Jugnauth meeting the Rs 6 Billion
Paul_Bérenger
Units of measurement used in Switzerland
(or 10 pied) 1 lieue = 16 000 pied. Lieue was used as a road measure. One arpent was 400 pied2 or 1.44 ha A number of units were used to measure mass. One
Swiss_units_of_measurement
Canadian film director and producer (1940–2015)
other popular features he directed, such as the swashbuckler Quelques arpents de neige (1973), he became involved in co-production projects and big-budget
Denis_Héroux
Building in Val-d'Oise, Villeron
from local lords: Barthélemy de Montgé gave 37 arpents in 1139, Guillaume de Goussainville gave 20 arpents in 1140, Gautier d'Aulnay gave a nearby wood
Vaulerent_barn
Mauritian politician
for Groupe Mont Choisy. Her main goal as the new CEO was to develop 1500 arpents of agricultural land into a clubhouse, IRS villas, an international golf
Jyoti_Jeetun
"plot of land marked for planting" añicos "shards, smithereens" arpende "arpent" (OSp arapende) from Latin arapennis "old measure" banzo "cross-bar" from
List of Spanish words of Celtic origin
List_of_Spanish_words_of_Celtic_origin
Canadian provincial literature
of 'Ringuet', physician and academic Philippe Panneton published Trente arpents (1938), the famous novel about the transition from agrarian to urban life
Quebec_literature
military alert. By royal order, the Roman Catholic church purchased 300 arpents square near the fort from Richard Carpenter on April 11, 1788. On October
History of Natchez, Mississippi
History_of_Natchez,_Mississippi
Commune in Grand Est, France
arpents, 635.70 arpents are devoted to arable land, 125.72 arpents of meadows, 118.78 arpents of pastures, 84.40 arpents of vineyards, 48.20 arpents of
Alteckendorf
ARPENT
ARPENT
ARPENT
ARPENT
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lady, Woman
Boy/Male
Sikh
One who sings praises of the Guru
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Offering
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Bin Shurah bil had this name
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Strong; Bold
Boy/Male
Hindu
Favor, Grace
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ibn-aybak was a leading historian
Boy/Male
Celtic
Legendary messenger of Arthur.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Joy of Allah
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Dodd 1. Black suggests that the name in Scotland may sometimes be derived from a place in Berwickshire called Doddis.
ARPENT
ARPENT
ARPENT
ARPENT
ARPENT
n.
Alt. of Arpen
n.
An arpent.
n.
Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.
n.
The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor.