Hommée

Hommée was a French square measure. It was only used in a few places in France . It determined the size of arable land, meadows and vineyards. The basis was the performance of a person in one day, i.e. a daily work measure.

In detail:

• Arable land 1 Hommée = workable area with hook plow per day and person
• Wiesenland 1 Hommée = workable area by mowing per day and person
• Wine-growing land 1 Hommée = workable area with the hoe per day and person

For example, in the provinces of Berry and Lyonnais were

• 8 hommées = 1 Parisian arpent / morning = 3418 4/5 square meters
• 1 Hommée = almost 430 square meters

literature

• Johann Georg Krünitz , Friedrich Jakob Floerken and others: Economic encyclopedia. Joachim Pauli, Berlin 1778 online, accessed on November 6, 2013