Taisnières-sur-Hon

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Chantal Jacmain^[1]Area16.22 km² (6.26 sq mi)Population962 • Density59/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation118–157 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.^[3]

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