Le Courrier du Sud

Le Courrier du Sud

Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Gravité Média
Founder(s)	Jean-Paul Auclair [1]
Founded	1947
Language	French
Headquarters	Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Circulation	143,992 homes each week
Sister newspapers	Le Reflet, La Relève, Le Soleil de Châteauguay, Le Journal Saint-François
Website	Le Courrier du Sud (official website)

Le Courrier du Sud is a free French-language weekly tabloid newspaper based in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The newspaper is distributed online as well as in print at 400 drop-off points in the cities of Longueuil (boroughs of Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park), Brossard and Saint-Lambert. ^[2] Le Courrier du Sud is owned by Gravité Média. It was established in 1947 by Jean-Paul Auclair ^[1] in the former city of Montreal South as a bilingual newspaper (and was also known at the time as The South Courier). ^[3]

Le Courrier du Sud covers local news, including politics, urban development, culture, crime, and other topics. It has won several awards, including first-place finishes at the Grands Prix des Hebdos in 2024 ^[4] and in 2025. ^[5]

Gravité Média also owns Le Courrier du Sud's sister publications, La Relève, Le Reflet, Le Soleil de Châteauguay and Le Journal Saint-François.

References

1. Gagnon, Léo (January 7, 2010). "Le fondateur du Courrier du Sud, Jean-Paul Auclair, n'est plus" (in French). Brossard Eclair. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.
2. "Tirage 2009". Le Courrier du Sud. 2009.
3. Pratt, Michel. "Le Courrier du Sud". C'était hier (in French). Société historique et culturelle du Marigot. Archived from the original on November 8, 2009.
4. "Une 75e remise des Grands Prix des Hebdos 2024 sous le signe de la vitalité – Hebdos Québec". Hebdos.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-08.
5. "Les Grands Prix des Hebdos 2025: pour une 76e fois ! – Hebdos Québec". Hebdos.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-08.

External links

• (in French) Le Courrier du Sud (official website)