1 are equals exactly
100 square meters
The are (a) is an agrarian unit of the International System, intermediate between the square meter and the hectare, still in use in Italian cadastral documents. Converting ares to square meters is a simple, direct operation: just multiply the value by 100, since an are corresponds exactly to a square with 10-meter sides.
To convert a measurement from ares to square meters, simply multiply the value in ares by 100:
To convert from square meters to ares, perform the inverse operation, dividing by 100:
This conversion is mostly sought by those consulting notarial deeds, cadastral surveys, or technical documents related to land, where areas are often expressed in ares together with hectares and centiares. Translating these values into square meters makes it easier to compare a plot's dimensions with other more familiar measurements.