Juchart


A Juchart was a unit of area measurement used in rural Switzerland until the early 20th century. In other German speaking regions it was known as a Joch, Jochart, Jauchart, Jauch, Juck or Juckert. The Juchart was a measurement of the amount of farm land that a man could plow in one day. It is similar to the northern German traditional measurement of a Morgen, which was approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind an ox in the morning hours of a day. In the French speaking Canton of Vaud a related unit of acreage, the Pose was used.

Size

As with most units of this type, the size of a Juchart varied widely. It depended on the productivity and shape of the land.
Region NameSize in m²Size in acresSubdivisions
Plains Juchart4,100–6,2004 Vierlinge or 16 Quärtli
Swiss Plateau Juchart2,700–3,6004 Vierlinge or 16 Quärtli
St. Gallen Tagehri1,738
St. Gallen, Graubünden, Vorderrhein Mal1,050–1,760
Graubünden Rhein valley Mal1,100
Ticino Pertica700–850Spazzo, Staggio
Valais Fischel380–850
Neuchâtel Journal2,700perche or émine
Valais Journal6,200
Fribourg Béquille135
Moutier Chaîne106
Wooded land Juchart3,360–4,460
Meadows Mannwerk/seiteur or faux2,900–3,900
Vaud – Meadows Fossorier4,500
Vaud Pose4,5008 Fossorier or Ouvrier
Ticino Pertica500Tavole, Gettate, Once or Quadretti
German Switzerland Juchart3,6004 Vierlinge or 16 Quärtli