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Vergée
A vergée ( , alternative spellings vergie, vrégie) is a unit of land area, a quarter of the old French arpent. The term derives from Latin virga (rod). 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. *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).
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A vergée ( , alternative spellings vergie, vrégie) is a unit of land area, a quarter of the old French arpent. The term derives from Latin virga (rod). 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. *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).
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