List of newspapers in France


Below is a list of newspapers in France.

National

Daily

NameLogoFoundedCirculationChief editorIdeologyPolitical positionGroupRemarks
La Croix 15 June 188389,735 Jérôme Chapuis, Anne-Bénédicte HoffnerChristian democracyCentre-rightBayard PresseRoman-Catholic newspaper founded by the assumptionists
Les Échos 1908140,679 Christophe JakubyszynNeo-liberalism, liberalismCentre-rightLVMH Primarily financial
L'Équipe1946219,880 Lionel DangoumauGroupe AmaurySports newspaper, successor to L'Auto, founded in 1900
Le Figaro15 January 1826357,695 Robert MerguiLiberal conservatism, Gaullism, conservatismCentre-rightSocpresse - Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault Oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in France
L'Humanité18 April 190438,084 Fabien GaySocialism, communismLeft-wingSociété nouvelle du journal l'HumanitéFounded by Jean Jaurès, was the organ of the French Communist Party from 1920 to 1994
Libération18 April 1973103,218 Dov AlfonSocialism, social democracyLeft-wingSARL LibérationFounded by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July
Le Monde1944494,500 Jérôme FenoglioSocial liberalism, social democracyCentre-leftGroupe Le MondeNewspaper of record in France. Politically independent, often leans to centre-left views. Le Monde is the only evening newspaper in this list
L'Opinion2013Rémi GodeauLiberal conservatism, Pro-Europeanism, NeoliberalismRight-wingBey Medias Presse & InternetMost recent national daily newspaper
Le Parisien1944259,958 Nicolas CharbonneauCentre to centre-rightLVMH Popular Parisian newspaper with a national version. Circulation figures for both are combined here
Le Petit Quotidien199832,596 François DufourPlay Bac PresseNewspaper for children aged 6-10
Mon Quotidien199530,480 François DufourPlay Bac PresseNewspaper for children aged 10-14

; Online newspapers
; Free newspapers
  • 20 Minutes: The Norwegian group Schibsted launched it in France at the beginning of 2002. It has a circulation of in France, of which is in Paris. It has been considered the largest general-interest newspaper in France.
As of 16 October 2022, there is only one free national daily newspaper in France: 20 Minutes, which is often distributed in train stations and other busy areas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Other free newspapers such as Direct Matin are now defunct.

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