Toise
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A toise (symbol: T) is a unit of measure for length, area and volume originating in pre-revolutionary France. In North America, it was used in colonial French establishments in early New France, French Louisiana (La Louisiane), and Quebec.
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[edit] Definition
[edit] Unit of Length
- 1 Toise was exactly 6 pieds (feet) (about 1.949 metres) in France until 1812.
- 1 Toise was exactly 2 metres in France between 1812 and 1 January 1840 (mesures usuelles).
- 1 Toise = 1.8 metres in Switzerland
[edit] Unit of area
- 1 Toise was about 3.799 square metres or, of course, a square French toise, as a measure for land and masonry area in France before 10 December 1799.
[edit] Unit of volume
- 1 Toise = 8.0 cubic metres (20th century Haiti)
[edit] Origin
Historical French unit. Early Louisiana in the United States.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sizes.com toise page
- Reference from UN United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Statistical Office of the United Nations
