Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taisnières-sur-Hon.
Who lives here
Taisnières-sur-Hon is a graduates’ town: 35% hold a degree, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
43.6median age
Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Nord’s towns (12%). Half the people of Taisnières-sur-Hon are older than 43.6.
Taisnières-sur-HonNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in Taisnières-sur-Hon, 7.2%, runs below Nord’s towns and compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 4.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Taisnières-sur-Hon counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 450 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €28,780 a year per consumption unit, above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Taisnières-sur-Hon, 0.2 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Taisnières-sur-Hon, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
Taisnières-sur-Hon is a commune of 963 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
963 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
59584
Taisnières-sur-Hon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.