Midi Libre
The Midi Libre is a French regional newspaper with editorial headquarters in Saint-Jean-de-Védas near Montpellier . The catchment area lies in the administrative region of Occitania with the departments along the Mediterranean Sea. The newspaper belongs to the Groupe La Dépêche in Toulouse .
The Midi Libre emerged from a "Journal Clandestin" of the French Resistance . The first official number of the Midi Libre appeared on August 27, 1944 on the occasion of the liberation (French for La Liberation ) from the German occupation in World War II . The name Midi Libre basically means Free South .
In the former Languedoc-Roussillon region , the Midi Libre has a quasi monopoly in the print press. The Midi Libre belongs to the Groupe Midi Libre, which in turn belongs to the Le Monde publishing group .
The Grand Prix Midi Libre was organized and financed by the Midi Libre.
Regional editions
The Midi Libre appears in 17 regional editions:
- Aude :
- Aveyron :
- Gard :
- Herault :
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Lozère :
- Lozère - Mende
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Pyrénées-Orientales :
- Pyrénées-Orientales-Perpignan (where there is very strong competition from the daily newspaper “L'Indépendant”).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Midi Libre groupe.ladepeche.fr, accessed on March 23, 2018 (French)