Weights and measures
Weights and measures in France
Weights and measures
Weights and measures
Weights and measures in Paris: the metric system..
Weights and measures in France:
In general, weights & measures in France and the Continent are metric, and temperatures are expressed in degrees Centigrade.
It’s worth noting too, that in France decimals are indicated by a comma and not a point, as in English-speaking countries.
If you come from the United Kingdom or the United States, some of these units of measurement may be a little less familiar, but you will find our conversion tables useful.
Units legally used in business in France
| Kilometre
| 1000 metres
|
| Metre
|
|
| Decimetre
| 1/10 of a metre
|
| Centimetre
| 1/100 of a metre
|
| Millimetre
| 1/1000 of a metre
|
|
|
|
| Hectare
| 100 ares
|
| Decare
| 10 ares
|
| Are
| 100 square metres
|
| Square metre
| An area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one metre
|
| Square decimetre
| 1/100 square metre
|
| Square centimetre
| 1/100 square decimetre
|
| Square millimetre
| 1/100 square centimetre
|
|
|
|
| Cubic metre
| A volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one metre
|
| Cubic decimetre
| 1/1000 cubic metre
|
| Cubic centimetre
| 1/1000 cubic decimetre
|
| Litre
| A cubic decimetre
|
| Decilitre
| 1/10 litre
|
| Centilitre
| 1/100 litre
|
| Millilitre
| 1/1000 litre
|
| Hectolitre
| 100 litres
|
|
|
|
| Tonne
| 1000 kilograms
|
| Kilogram
|
|
| Hectogram
| 1/10 kilogram
|
| Gram
| 1/1000 kilogram
|
| Carat (metric)
| 1/5 gram
|
| Milligram
| 1/1000 gram
|
Here’s how to convert the metric system of weights and measures into their Imperial equivalents and vice versa:
| Unit
| Conversion factor
| New Unit
|
| inches
| 25.4
| millimetres
|
| millimetres
| 0.0394
| inches
|
| inches
| 2.54
| centimetres
|
| centimetres
| 0.3937
| inches
|
| feet
| 0.3048
| metres
|
| metres
| 3.281
| feet
|
| yards
| 0.9144
| metres
|
| metres
| 1.094
| yards
|
| miles
| 1.609
| kilometres
|
| kilometres
| 0.6214
| miles
|
| sq inches
| 6.452
| sq centimetres
|
| sq centimetres
| 0.155
| sq inches
|
| sq metres
| 10.76
| sq feet
|
| sq feet
| 0.0929
| sq metres
|
| sq yards
| 0.8361
| sq metres
|
| sq metres
| 1.196
| sq yards
|
| sq miles
| 2.589
| sq kilometres
|
| sq kilometres
| 0.3861
| sq miles
|
| acres
| 0.4047
| hectares
|
| hectares
| 2.471
| acres
|
| cu inches
| 16.39
| cu centimetres
|
| cu centimetres
| 0.06102
| cu inches
|
| cu feet
| 0.02832
| cu metres
|
| cu metres
| 35.315
| cu feet
|
| cu yards
| 0.7646
| cu metres
|
| cu metres
| 1.308
| cu yards
|
| cu inches
| 0.01639
| litres
|
| litres
| 61.03
| cu inches
|
| pints
| 0.5682
| litres
|
| litres
| 1.76
| pints
|
| US pints
| 0.47311
| litres
|
| litres
| 2.114
| US pints
|
| US gallon
| 3.785
| liters
|
| gallons
| 4.546
| litres
|
| litres
| 0.02642
| US gallons
|
| litres
| 0.22
| gallons
|
| grains
| 0.0648
| grams
|
| grams
| 15.43
| grains
|
| ounces
| 28.35
| grams
|
| grams
| 0.03527
| ounces
|
| pounds
| 453.6
| grams
|
| grams
| 0.002205
| pounds
|
| pounds
| 0.4536
| kilograms
|
| kilograms
| 2.205
| pounds
|
| tons
| 1016.05
| kilograms
|
| kilograms
| 0.0009842
| tons
|
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Some examples:
A baguette of bread: 250 g = 8.825 oz
A half of beer: 25 cl = 0.52 US pt or 0.44 UK pt
Eiffel Tower: 324 m = 1063.04 ft
Champs-Elysées: 2 km = 1.24 mi
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