Convert Oxgang to Arpent (Canadian)
Convert oxgangs to arpents instantly. 1 oxgang = 17.7551778501 arpent (canadian) — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the Arpent (Canadian) to Oxgang converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
Oxgang
An oxgang was a medieval English unit of land area equal to approximately 60,703 m² (about 15 acres or 1/8 of a carucate).
Defined as the area one ox could plow in a year, equal to 1/8 of a carucate (which used 8 oxen).
Oxgangs appear in Domesday Book and other medieval English records. Obsolete by the late medieval period as land measurement moved to fixed surveyed units.
Anglo-Saxon English origin; obsolete by late medieval period.
Arpent (Canadian)
A Canadian arpent is a historical unit of area equal to exactly 3418.89 m². Used in French-Canadian land records, especially in Quebec and Louisiana.
Standardized in French colonial Canada at 100 perches squared, the perche being the Canadian standard of 18 French pieds.
Canadian arpents appear in legal land descriptions in Quebec, where they remain officially recognized for historical seigneurial properties. Also appear in Louisiana land records from the French colonial period.
French colonial Canadian/Louisiana origin; remains in legal use in Quebec for historical properties.
Oxgang to Arpent (Canadian) conversion formula
The relationship between oxgangs and arpents:
To convert oxgangs to arpents, multiply the value in oxgangs by 17.7551778501. To reverse, multiply arpents by 0.0563215986.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in arpents updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the Arpent (Canadian) to Oxgang converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert oxgangs to arpents
- Write down the value in oxgangs ().
- Multiply that value by the factor 17.7551778501.
- The product is the equivalent value in arpents (arpent).
- To reverse, multiply the arpent (canadian) value by 0.0563215986.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 to arpent:
1 × 17.7551778501 = 17.7551778501 arpent
Example 2 — Convert 100 to arpent:
100 × 17.7551778501 = 1775.5177850121 arpent
Real-world example — Road-sign distances across systems
A 100-oxgang road sign converts cleanly into arpents — exactly the conversion drivers planning trips abroad rely on when reading road signs in a different measurement system.
100 × 17.7551778501 = 1775.5177850121 arpent
Real-world example — Endurance race distances
A 50-oxgang cycling or running race converts to a recognizable distance in arpents. Endurance athletes coming from a different measurement system use this conversion to compare training plans across regions.
50 × 17.7551778501 = 887.758892506 arpent
Real-world example — Maritime exclusion zone
A 200-oxgang exclusion zone (a common maritime boundary) converts to a different value in arpents that's useful when describing the same zone in everyday land-distance units.
200 × 17.7551778501 = 3551.0355700242 arpent
Oxgang to Arpent (Canadian) conversion table
Standard reference values for converting oxgangs to arpents:
| Oxgang [] | Arpent (Canadian) [arpent] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.1775517785 |
| 0.1 | 1.775517785 |
| 1 | 17.7551778501 |
| 2 | 35.5103557002 |
| 3 | 53.2655335504 |
| 4 | 71.0207114005 |
| 5 | 88.7758892506 |
| 10 | 177.5517785012 |
| 20 | 355.1035570024 |
| 30 | 532.6553355036 |
| 40 | 710.2071140048 |
| 50 | 887.758892506 |
| 100 | 1775.5177850121 |
| 500 | 8877.5889250605 |
| 1000 | 17755.1778501209 |
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 = 17.7551778501 arpent) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Hydrographic Organization — Resolution on the Nautical Mile
International authority that standardised the nautical mile at exactly 1852 m in 1929 — the value adopted worldwide for sea and air navigation.