Fossories

The Fossorier , depending on the canton, Fosserée, also Fossoyée or Ouvrée, was an old field measure in Switzerland and France .

Canton of Vaud

In the canton of Vaud and Lausanne , the measure was called fossorier.

As of January 1823, the toise (fathom) was equated to 10 feet. The foot was 300 millimeters long.

• 1 fossory = 50 square fathoms = 450 square meters = 4.5 ares
• 10 Fossorier = 1 pose / Juchart = 4500 square meters = 1 ¼ Juchart (Swiss)

Canton of Geneva

As a surface measure in the canton of Geneva , the measure was also referred to as Fossoyée or Ouvrée.

• 1 Fossoyée / Ouvrée = 337.663 square meters

France

In Hautes-Alpes the name was Fossorée

• In Gap : 1 Fossorée de vignobles = 3.8048 square meters (vineyard size)
• In Embrun : 1 fossorée = 4.0028 square meters

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Georg Kaspar Chelius : Measure and weight book. Jäger'schen book, paper and map dealer, Frankfurt am Main 1830, p. 334.
2. ^ Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 463.
3. ↑ Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights, along with details of the trading venues and their accounting conditions. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, pp. 129, 288.
4. ↑ Horace Doursther: Dictionnaire universel des poids et mesures anciens et modern. M. Hayez, Imprimeur de l ́académie royale, Bruxelles 1840, p. 151.