In the pre-revolutionary era ( before 1795 ) France used a system and units of measure that had many of the characteristics of contemporary English units ( or the later Imperial System of units ) .
France still lacked a unified , countrywide system of measurement .
Although in the pre-revolutionary era ( before 1795 ) France used a system and units of measure that had many of the characteristics of contemporary English units ( or the later Imperial System of units ) , France still lacked a unified , countrywide system of measurement .