Definition: Wine-growing measures (old)

Some old measurements of area remain, such as the fossorier or ouvrier of 450 m², the area that a winegrower could dig in a day, and the pose of 4,500 m². The perche is worth 9 m² and is divided into feet of approx. 0.30 m, while the toise is equal to 8.60 m in Lausanne.