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A vergée ( French pronunciation: [vɛʁʒe] , alternative spellings vergie , vrégie ) is a unit of land area, a quarter of the old French arpent . The term derives from Latin virga (rod). [1] Compare French verge (yard).
In the Channel Islands , it is a standard measure of land, but the statutory definition differs between the bailiwicks .
- In France , a vergée was 12,100 square Paris feet (1,276.8 m 2 ), equal to 25 square perches. The surveying perch measured 22 French feet.
- In French North America , it was also equal to 25 square perches, but the royal perch of 18 feet was used, yielding a vergée of 8100 square feet (854.7 m 2 )
- In Guernsey , a vergée ( Guernésiais : vergie) is 17,640 square feet (1,639 m 2 ). It is 40 (square) Guernsey perches. A Guernsey perch (also spelt perque) is 21 feet by 21 feet. [1] [2]
- In Jersey , a vergée ( Jèrriais : vrégie) is 19,360 square feet (1,798.6 m 2 ). It is 40 (square) Jersey perches. A Jersey perch (also spelt pèrque) is a square 24 pied de perche on each side (i.e. a square 22 imperial feet on each side). [3]
Conversions
1 vergée (Guernsey) is equivalent to:
- 1 638.80963 m 2
- 0.404958678 acres
1 vergée (Jersey) is equivalent to:
- 1,798.60285 m 2
- 0.444444444 acres
See also
References
- 1 2 Cooper, Trevor (19 April 2012). "Out in the fields of gold" . Guernsey Press . Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
- ↑ De Garis, Marie (1 January 1982). Dictiounnaire Angllais-Guernésiais . Phillimore & Co Ltd. ISBN 978-0850334623 .
- ↑ Unusual Jersey Measures Archived July 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine