: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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But from here, in Jacopo’s one-hectare garden, you are tucked away in a Tuscan rural idyll.
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Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
With high temperatures in southern Europe, a fire in the French region of Pyrénées-Orientales — covering around 1,400 hectares — has been ablaze since Saturday evening.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Dinner and drinks take place outside the train station, but on the one million hectares of land around it, tens of thousands of merino sheep graze, with an annual shearing happening in February.
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Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Balmoral comprises more than 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) and the king’s summer home, Balmoral Castle.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
With high temperatures in southern Europe, a fire in the French region of Pyrénées-Orientales — covering around 1,400 hectares — has been ablaze since Saturday evening.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Dinner and drinks take place outside the train station, but on the one million hectares of land around it, tens of thousands of merino sheep graze, with an annual shearing happening in February.
—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Balmoral comprises more than 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) and the king’s summer home, Balmoral Castle.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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