Taisnières-sur-Hon

Taisnières-sur-Hon
Commune
The church in Taisnières-sur-Hon
Coat of arms
Location of Taisnières-sur-Hon
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Coordinates: 50°19′11″N 3°50′12″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Aulnoye-Aymeries
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Jacmain[1]
Area ^1	16.22 km^2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	962
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59584 /59570
Elevation	118–157 m (387–515 ft) (avg. 149 m or 489 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Taisnières-sur-Hon (French pronunciation: [tɛnjɛʁ syʁ ɔ̃], literally Taisnières on Hon) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Taisnières-sur-Hon

The arms of Taisnières-sur-Hon are blazoned : Gules, 2 keys in saltire addorsed Or. (Hon-Hergies, Moustier-en-Fagne and Taisnières-sur-Hon use the same arms.)

See also

• Battle of Malplaquet, which took place near the hamlet of Malplaquet, on the territory of the commune, in 1709
• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file