Taisnières-sur-Hon

Taisnières-sur-Hon
Taisnières-sur-Hon
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Taisnières-sur-Hon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Bavay
Intercommunality	Bavaisis
Mayor	Jean-Paul Legrand (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	118–157 m (387–515 ft) (avg. 149 m/489 ft)
Land area1	16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population2	912  (1999)
- Density	56 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59584/ 59570
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 50°19′11″N 3°50′12″E / 50.3197222222°N 3.83666666667°E / 50.3197222222; 3.83666666667

Taisnières-sur-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