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Convert arpent to pica
Please provide values below to Convert arpent to pica, 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 Pica?
A pica equals 12 points (∼4.233 mm) in printing. Named after the piebald magpie's irregular markings, it comes in PostScript (1/6 inch) and traditional (1/72.27 foot) versions. Still used in graphic design software for layout measurements.
arpent to pica Conversion Table
| arpent | pica |
|---|---|
| 0.01 arpent | 138.1212 pica |
| 0.1 arpent | 1381.212 pica |
| 1 arpent | 13812.12 pica |
| 2 arpent | 27624.24 pica |
| 3 arpent | 41436.36 pica |
| 5 arpent | 69060.6 pica |
| 10 arpent | 138121.2 pica |
| 20 arpent | 276242.4 pica |
| 50 arpent | 690606 pica |
| 100 arpent | 1381212 pica |
| 1000 arpent | 13812120 pica |
How to Convert arpent to pica
1 arpent = 13812.12 pica
1 pica = 7.2400181869256E-5 arpent
Example: convert 15 arpent to pica:
15 × 13812.12 = 207181.8 pica