"La Grande Marque Charolaise" of was created in 1920 by Alfred-Jacques Fonlupt in La Clayette in Saône-et-Loire.
Sold Louison L.S.N. motorcycles, probably rebadged, in 1926. At the 1958 Paris Salon they presented 5 models.
The firm ran as a family business until 1985, producing as many as 500 bicycles per month.
Sources:
Didier Mahistre
Motos dans la Loire
Journal de Saône-et-Loire
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