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[โ€“] slashasdf@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's basically a relic of medieval land divisions

Peasants had small plots of land and due to road access requirements to transport goods you get these long narrow plots

[โ€“] Krompus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Quite common in rural Quebec, you see these long fields especially along rivers.