Fresnoy-le-Grand | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Fresnoy-le-Grand 02.svg |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Quentin |
Canton: | Bohain-en-Vermandois |
Insee: | 02334 |
Postal Code: | 02230 |
Mayor: | Pierre Flamant[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pays du Vermandois |
Coordinates: | 49.9481°N 3.4183°W |
Elevation M: | 157 |
Elevation Min M: | 96 |
Elevation Max M: | 157 |
Area Km2: | 15.07 |
Fresnoy-le-Grand (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The cookware manufacturer Le Creuset is based in the town and was founded there in 1925 by Armand Desaegher and Octave Aubecq.[2] [3]
The village has a strong athletic club which was formed in 1942 and is called the Association Sportive de Fresnoy (ASF).
The inhabitants of Fresnoy-le-Grand are called Fresnoysiens in French.[4]