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Pyeong (평; pyŏng/pyong) - Korean unit of area
Pyeong is a traditional Korean unit of area still common in real-estate listings, though officially replaced by square meters. Used to describe apartment and room sizes, with informal conversions widely understood.
- Names/aliases: pyeong, pyong, 평
- System: Traditional Korean (non-SI)
- Metric equivalent: 1 pyeong = 3.305785 m² (commonly rounded to 3.306 m²)
- Imperial/US equivalent: 1 pyeong ≈ 35.583175 ft²
- Larger units: 1 jeongbo = 3,000 pyeong ≈ 9,917.355 m² ≈ 0.9917355 h
- Typical examples: “25 pyeong” apartment ≈ 82.6 m² (marketing area); room sizes expressed in pyeong for quick mental estimates
Arpent (arpent carré) - historical French/Canadian land area
Arpent is a traditional land-area unit from French measure, with region-dependent definitions; in Québec and Louisiana it commonly refers to the “square arpent.” Used historically in cadastral records, land grants, and property descriptions, and still encountered in legal and surveying contexts.
- Names/aliases: arpent, arpent carré (square arpent); related linear unit: arpent (length)
- System: Historical French/Canadian (and Louisiana) customary, non-SI
- Québec (modern metric): 1 arpent (length) ≈ 58.47 m; 1 square arpent ≈ 3,418.9 m² ≈ 0.34189 ha ≈ 0.845 acres
- Louisiana usage: “superficial arpent” for area; commonly treated ≈ 0.846 acres (≈ 3,424 m²), varies by historical source
- Notes: Values differed by locale and era (Paris vs. provincial measures). Always verify the jurisdiction’s legal definition for archival deeds and surveys.
- Typical examples: long-lot riverfront concessions described in arpents (e.g., frontage in linear arpents; parcel area in square arpents)