Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution 4 parts in one million) than the "pied" used in France. According to the law of 19 Frimaire An VIII (December 10, 1799), Traditionally, the French pound ("livre") was defined as the mass of exactly of a French cubic foot of water. When the kilogram was defined, the knowledge that a "pied du Roi cube" filled with water masses exactly 70 French pounds was apparently lost. According to the traditional (cubic foot) definition, one "livre" would have been about 489.675 grams. According to the kilogramme definition, one "livre" was about 489.506 grammes. The difference is about 0.035%. However, a small
Pied-à-terre buildings on 57th Street and he told me, 'Don't worry, you won't need any more services, because the buyers won't be sending their kids to school here, there won't be traffic.'" Many of the buildings mentioned border Central Park and have become known as Billionaires' Row. Some cooperative buildings in New York City also have restrictions on pied-à-terre purchasers. As of 2010, French cities with more than 200,000 people had a minimum year-long lease on apartments to crack down on "pied-à-terres" being offered as short-term rentals. "Pied-à-terres" are also subject to regulation in Amsterdam. They are best known in the