Le Quotidien (newspaper)

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Le Quotidien
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner(s) Editpress
Lumedia
PublisherLumedia
Founded2001;21 years ago (2001)
Political alignment Left-liberal
Language French
Headquarters Esch-sur-Alzette
Sister newspapers Le Jeudi
Tageblatt
Website Le Quotidien

Le Quotidien is a French-language daily newspaper published in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. It has been in circulation since 2001.

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History and profile

Le Quotidien, a French language newspaper, [1] [2] was established in November 2001. [3] [4] The paper is the successor of the Luxembourg edition of Le Républicain lorrain , French regional newspaper. [5] [6] This switch occurred when the paper was acquired by the Editpress, [7] which also owns Le Jeudi and Tageblatt . [5] [8] The publisher of Le Quotidien, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, is the Lumedia. [4] [5] The paper is published in Berliner format. [9]

The political leaning of Le Quotidien is left-liberal. [10] The daily targets the foreign residents of Luxembourg and offers national, international and local news. [3] The website of the paper was launched in 2001. [5] On 10 November 2010 it launched a new look and a new logo. [11] From the same date it started Panorama, a Saturday supplement with weekend reviews of entertainment and activities. [11]

Circulation

In 2003 Le Quotidien sold 5,469 copies based on the publisher report. [9] In 2004 the circulation of the paper was 5,441 copies. [12] The paper had a circulation of 6,637 copies in 2008 and 6,275 copies in 2009. [13] It was 6,413 copies in 2010 and 7,021 copies in 2011. [13]

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