Hon-Hergies Explained

Hon-Hergies
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Hon-Hergies (Nord).svg
Arrondissement:Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton:Aulnoye-Aymeries
Insee:59310
Postal Code:59570
Mayor:Luc Bertaux[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Mormal
Coordinates:50.3333°N 3.8333°W
Elevation M:125
Elevation Min M:88
Elevation Max M:152
Area Km2:11.02

Hon-Hergies (in French pronounced as /ɔ̃ ɛʁʒi/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

History

The village of Hon existed in the 9th century and then became famous for the adulterous loves of Lothaire II, king of Lorraine, nephew of Charles-le-Chauve. In 862, Lothaire II, great-grandson of Charlemagne and king of Lotharingia, donated the stronghold of Canteraine to the abbey of Lobbes.In 1678, by the Treaty of Nijmegen, Louis XIV obtained that all the villages of the provost of Bavay, until then included in the Spanish Netherlands, be attached to his kingdom.In 1790, Hon and Hergies merged to become Hon-Hergies.

Heraldry

These arms are also those of the municipalities of Taisnières-sur-Hon and Moustier-en-Fagne. These three communes were possessions of the abbey of Lobbes from which they inherited the arms.

Economy

There are 7 Petit Granit quarries, 5 marble quarries, 5 lime kilns, 3 wheat mills, 1 oil mill, a marble sawmill and 3 breweries in Hon Hergies.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59310-hon-hergies INSEE commune file