Taisnières-sur-Hon

Taisnières-sur-Hon
Commune
The church in Taisnières-sur-Hon
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°19′11″N 3°50′12″E / 50.3197°N 3.8367°E / 50.3197; 3.8367Coordinates: 50°19′11″N 3°50′12″E / 50.3197°N 3.8367°E / 50.3197; 3.8367
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Aulnoye-Aymeries
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Jacmain
Area 1	16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	964
• Density	59/km2 (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 km2 (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.

Heraldry[]

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[]

• INSEE commune file

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