Fresnoy-le-Grand
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Fresnoy-le-Grand
|commune status = Commune
|image = Usine textile La Filandière à Fresnoy-le-Grand.jpg
|caption = Textile factory
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Fresnoy-le-Grand 02.svg
|arrondissement = Saint-Quentin
|canton = Bohain-en-Vermandois
|INSEE = 02334
|postal code = 02230
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays du Vermandois
|coordinates = {{coord|49.9481|3.4183|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 157
|elevation min m = 96
|elevation max m = 157
|area km2 = 15.07
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Fresnoy-le-Grand ({{IPA|fr|fʁɛnwa lə ɡʁɑ̃}}) 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.lecreuset.co.uk/About-Us/Our-History/ | title=Our History | publisher=Le Creuset | access-date=2009-04-06 }}
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 Fresnoysiens in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/aisne-02 Aisne], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02334#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3371
|1975 |3729
|1982 |3635
|1990 |3581
|1999 |3272
|2007 |3019
|2012 |3049
|2017 |2945
}}
See also
References
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