Fresnoy-le-Grand

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Fresnoy-le-Grand
Commune
Textile factory
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 3°25′06″E / 49.9481°N 3.4183°E / 49.9481; 3.4183Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 3°25′06″E / 49.9481°N 3.4183°E / 49.9481; 3.4183
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Bohain-en-Vermandois
Intercommunality	Pays du Vermandois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Raymond Lavallery
Area 1	15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,952
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02334 /02230
Elevation	96–157 m (315–515 ft) (avg. 157 m or 515 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresnoy-le-Grand is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Industry[]

The cookware manufacturer Le Creuset is based in the town and was founded there in 1925 by Armand Desaegher and Octave Aubecq.^[2][3]

Sport[]

The village has a strong athletic club which was formed in 1942 and is called the Association Sportive de Fresnoy (ASF).

Population[]

The inhabitants of Fresnoy-le-Grand are called Fresnovsiens.

See also[]

• Communes of the Aisne department

References[]

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