: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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France’s first significant forest fires of the season consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) of woods Sunday and Monday in the Aude region in the south.
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Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
With 288 hectares under vine, Taittinger is one of the largest domaine holders in Champagne.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The Copenhagen, Denmark, native made the big decision to invest approximately $40,000 in three hectares of jungle land, with a dream to build a self-sufficient and sustainable home.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
In April, the government projected that 700,000 hectares of land will be converted into forest by 2050.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
With 288 hectares under vine, Taittinger is one of the largest domaine holders in Champagne.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The Copenhagen, Denmark, native made the big decision to invest approximately $40,000 in three hectares of jungle land, with a dream to build a self-sufficient and sustainable home.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
In April, the government projected that 700,000 hectares of land will be converted into forest by 2050.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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