How to convert arpents to chains (US survey)
1 arpent is equal to 2.909085091 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 0.3437506875 arpents. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = arpents × 2.909085091
chains (US survey) = arpents ÷ 0.3437506875Example: convert 15 arpent to ch (US): 15 × 2.909085091 = 43.63627636 ch (US).
Arpent to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Arpent (arpent) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 arpent | 0.02909085091 ch (US) |
| 0.1 arpent | 0.2909085091 ch (US) |
| 1 arpent | 2.909085091 ch (US) |
| 2 arpent | 5.818170182 ch (US) |
| 3 arpent | 8.727255273 ch (US) |
| 5 arpent | 14.54542545 ch (US) |
| 10 arpent | 29.09085091 ch (US) |
| 20 arpent | 58.18170182 ch (US) |
| 50 arpent | 145.4542545 ch (US) |
| 100 arpent | 290.9085091 ch (US) |
| 250 arpent | 727.2712727 ch (US) |
| 500 arpent | 1,454.542545 ch (US) |
| 1,000 arpent | 2,909.085091 ch (US) |
About the arpent
The arpent is a French unit of length of about 58.5 m (180 French feet), still found in old land records in Quebec and Louisiana.
Symbol: arpent · 1 arpent = 58.5216 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units