The Chapelle Sainte Catherine in Grandfresnoy stands in a small forest overlooking the village. It was built in the 12th, 15th and 16th centuries and previously belonged to a local priory dependent on Charroux Abbey.
Anyone choosing Grandfresnoy as a travel destination may be planning to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture and History
The Église de la Sainte-Trinité in Grandfresnoy houses a painting entitled “Saint Augustine”. The Église de la Trinité in Grandfresnoy was essentially rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries and, since the Carolingian period, had belonged to a priory dependent on the Benedictine Abbey of Charroux in Poitou. The south portal is considered a high-quality example of monumental sculpture from the early Renaissance. A niche in this south portal contains a statue of the Redeemer.
In 1980, the municipality of Grandfresnoy received the “Chef-d’œuvre en péril” award from Antenne 2.
In the late 19th century, grapevines were cultivated on the slopes of Grandfresnoy; the rosé wine made from them was known as “le ginglard”.
Activities
The Run and Bike des Fresnoy association organizes group activities in road running, trail running and mountain biking.
Landscape
Mont Pagnotte, a hill, is located in the vicinity of Grandfresnoy. In the wider regional surroundings of Grandfresnoy are Mont Cornon, a hill, Mont Ganelon, a hill, and Mont du Tremble, a hill.
Surroundings
In the vicinity of Grandfresnoy are the Artothèque de Compiègne, a museum; “Palais de Compiègne, palais mérovingien du haut Moyen Âge (disparu)”, a vanished palace from the early Middle Ages; Château de Compiègne, a castle; and Grange de Warnavillers, a historic site.
Getting There
The railway access point for Grandfresnoy is Chevrières station (60710) on Rue de la Gare.
More local pages: Compiègne, Achy, Montreuil-sur-Thérain, Nanteuil-Le-Haudouin, Plailly, Ressons-Sur-Matz, Venette, Villers-Saint-Sépulcre
