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Arpent
An arpent is a traditional French unit of land area and length, still used in some regions like Louisiana and parts of Canada.
As an area, 1 arpent โ 0.85 acres โ 3,420 square meters.
As a length, 1 arpent โ 192 feet (about 58.47 meters).
Arpents were commonly used in colonial land surveying and property descriptions, especially in French-influenced areas.
Section
A section is a land measurement unit used in the United States Public Land Survey System (PLSS). It refers to a square area that is 1 mile on each side, covering:
1 square mile
640 acres
Approximately 2.59 square kilometers
Sections are the basic units within a township (which contains 36 sections) and are commonly used for legal land descriptions and property boundaries.