List of French newspapers
The lists below show newspapers that appear or have appeared in France. They do not claim to be complete.
Newspapers currently published in France
National daily newspapers
The circulation corresponds to the number of newspapers sold in France according to the data of the Office de Justification de la diffusion (OJD) for the year 2008.
| newspaper | Founding date |
Press group | Edition | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Parisien | 1986 | Groupe Amaury | 512,000 | daily newspaper |
| Le Figaro | 1826 | Socpresse | 320,000 | Daily newspaper since 1866 |
| Le Monde | 1944 | La Vie-Le Monde | 300,000 | daily newspaper |
| L'Équipe | 1946 | Groupe Amaury | 311,000 | daily newspaper |
| Liberation | 1973 | SARL Liberation | 123,000 | daily newspaper |
| Les Échos | 1908 | DI Group | 121,000 | Daily newspaper since 1928 |
| La Croix | 1883 | Bayard press | 94,000 | daily newspaper |
| La Tribune | 1985 | DI Group | 77,000 | daily newspaper |
| L'Humanité | 1904 | Société nouvelle du journal l'Humanité |
49,000 | daily newspaper |
Other newspapers published in France
| newspaper | Founding date |
Press group | Edition | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Canard enchaîné | 1915 | 500,000 | Weekly newspaper | |
| The Connexion | 2002 | Monthly newspaper in English |
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| Le Dauphiné libéré | 1945 | 303,500 | daily newspaper | |
| Corse matin | 1944 | SA Corse Presse Groupe Hersant Média |
45,000 | Regional daily newspaper |
| Courrier International | 1990 | 190,000 | Weekly newspaper | |
| La Dépêche du Midi | 1870 | 222,376 | Regional daily newspaper |
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| Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace | 1877 | EBRA | 200,000 | Regional daily newspaper |
| Direct Matin Plus | 2007 |
La Vie-Le Monde and Groupe Bolloré |
> 1,000,000 | Daily newspaper free newspaper |
| L'Express | 1953 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| International Herald Tribune | 1887 | New York Times Company | 205.407 | Daily newspaper in English |
| Le Journal du Dimanche | 1948 | 260,000 |
Sunday newspaper until 1976 Sunday edition of France Soir |
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| Marianne | 1997 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| metro | 2002 | Metro International | > 800,000 | Daily newspaper free newspaper |
| Midi Libre | 1944 | Groupe Sud Ouest | Regional daily newspaper |
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| minute | 1962 | 40,000 | Weekly newspaper | |
| Le Monde diplomatique | 1954 | 300,000 | Monthly newspaper | |
| Nice matin | 1944 | SAPO Nice-Matin Groupe Hersant Média |
Regional daily newspaper |
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| Le Nouvel Observateur | 1964 | 500,000 | Weekly newspaper | |
| Ouest-France | 1944 | 800,000 | Regional daily newspaper |
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| Paris Match | 1949 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| Paris Turf | ? | Turf Editions | 81.025 | daily newspaper |
| Le Point | 1972 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| Le Progrès | 1859 | EBRA | Regional daily newspaper |
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| La research | 1946 (1970) | Sophia Publications | 65,000 | Monthly newspaper |
| Telerama | 1947 | La Vie-Le Monde | Weekly newspaper | |
| Week End | ? | Turf Editions | 32,516 | daily newspaper |
| 20 minutes | 2002 | Schibsted | 870,000 | Daily newspaper free newspaper |
Newspapers formerly published in France
| newspaper | Founding / discontinuation date |
editor | Edition | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor | ||||
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L'Ami du Peuple originally Publiciste parisien |
1789– | Jean-Paul Marat | daily newspaper | |
| L'Aurore | 1897-1914 | daily newspaper | ||
| L'Aurore | 1944-1985 | Daily newspaper, taken over by Le Figaro |
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| La cause you peuple | 1848– | |||
| La cause you peuple | 1968-1972 | Weekly newspaper, then daily newspaper |
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| Le Charivari | 1832-1837 | Daily newspaper, then weekly |
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| La Citoyenne | 1881-1891 | bi-monthly | ||
| Combat | 1944-1974 | daily newspaper | ||
| Courrier d'Avignon | 1733-1793 | François Morénas | 9000 | Bi-weekly, then the daily newspaper |
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Courrier des quatre-vingt-trois départements originally Courrier de Versailles |
1789–? | Antoine-Joseph Gorsas | ||
| Le Courrier Musical | 1902– | |||
| Direct Soir | 2006-2010 | Groupe Bolloré | Daily newspaper free newspaper |
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| Excelsior (newspaper) | 1939-1945 | daily newspaper | ||
| France Soir | 1944-2012 | 24,000 | daily newspaper | |
| La Gazette | 1631-1915 | Theophraste Renaudot | Weekly newspaper | |
| Le Globe | 1824-1832 | |||
| Les Hommes Nouveaux | 1912 | |||
| L'Imprévu | 1972– | |||
| InfoMatin | 1994-1996 | daily newspaper | ||
| Je suis partout | 1930-1944 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| Le Journal | 1892-1944 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| Le Journal de Paris | 1777-1811 | Antoine Cadet de Vaux | ||
| Le Journal des débats | 1789-1944 | Weekly newspaper, then daily newspaper renamed several times |
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| Le Matin de Paris | 1977-1987 | daily newspaper | ||
| Le Matin | 1884-1944 | daily newspaper | ||
| Le Ménestrel | 1833-1940 | Weekly newspaper | ||
| Mercure de France | 1721-1825 | |||
| Mercure Galant | 1672-1720 | Weekly, then monthly, renamed Mercure de France |
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| Le Monde de l'éducation | 1974-2008 | Groupe La Vie-Le Monde | Monthly newspaper | |
| Musica | 1902-1915 | Monthly newspaper | ||
| Le National | 1830-1851 | daily newspaper | ||
| Les Nouvelles Littéraires | 1922-1945 1946-1985 |
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| Ordo | 1938 | Siegfried Thalheimer | 1000 | bi-monthly organ of the Comité juif d'études politiques in German |
| Paris Jour | 1959-1972 | Cino Del Duca | daily newspaper | |
| Moons | 1928-1935 | Henri Barbusse | Weekly newspaper | |
| Paris Soir | 1923-1944 | daily newspaper | ||
| Le Patriote français | 1789-1793 | Jacques Pierre Brissot | ||
| Le Petit Parisien | 1876–1944 / 45 | daily newspaper | ||
| Le Père Duchesne | 1790– | in a 3-day rhythm | ||
| Le Quotidien de la République | 1998– | daily newspaper | ||
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Le Révolté (La Révolte) |
1879-1894 | Published bi-monthly, then weekly from 1885 in Paris |
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| Le Temps | 1861-1942 | Daily newspaper taken over by Le Monde |
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| Les Temps Nouveaux | 1895-1914 1916-1921 |
Weekly newspaper every two months (January 1919 to February 1911) |
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| La Voix des Femmes | 1848-1852 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ OJD
- ↑ Entry Ordo in the Exile archive ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
