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Fresnoy-le-Grand

Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 3°25′06″E / 49.9481°N 3.4183°E / 49.9481; 3.4183
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Fresnoy-le-Grand
Textile factory
Textile factory
Coat of arms of Fresnoy-le-Grand
Location of Fresnoy-le-Grand
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Fresnoy-le-Grand is located in France
Fresnoy-le-Grand
Fresnoy-le-Grand
Fresnoy-le-Grand is located in Hauts-de-France
Fresnoy-le-Grand
Fresnoy-le-Grand
Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 3°25′06″E / 49.9481°N 3.4183°E / 49.9481; 3.4183
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonBohain-en-Vermandois
IntercommunalityPays du Vermandois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Flamant[1]
Area
1
15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,934
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02334 /02230
Elevation96–157 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 (French pronunciation: [fʁɛnwa ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Industry

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The cookware manufacturer Le Creuset is based in the town and was founded there in 1925 by Armand Desaegher and Octave Aubecq.[3][4]

Sport

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

Population

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The inhabitants of Fresnoy-le-Grand are called Fresnoysiens in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,371—    
1975 3,729+1.45%
1982 3,635−0.36%
1990 3,581−0.19%
1999 3,272−1.00%
2007 3,019−1.00%
2012 3,049+0.20%
2017 2,945−0.69%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Our History". Le Creuset. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  4. ^ Le-Thanh, Damien (3 April 2009). "Le Creuset investit 4,5 millions d'euros" (in French). L'Aisne Nouvelle. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  5. ^ Aisne, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE