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Below is a list of newspapers in France.
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Below is a list of newspapers in France.
| Name | Logo | Founded | Circulation | Chief editor | Ideology | Political position | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croix |  | 15 June 1883 | 89,735 (2023) [1] | Jérôme Chapuis, Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner | Christian democracy | Centre-right | Bayard Presse | Roman-Catholic newspaper founded by the assumptionists |
| Les Échos | 1908 | 140,679 (2023) [2] | Christophe Jakubyszyn | Neo-liberalism, liberalism | Centre-right | LVMH (Bernard Arnault) | Primarily financial | |
| L'Équipe |  | 1946 | 219,880 (2023) [3] | Lionel Dangoumau | Groupe Amaury | Sports newspaper, successor to L'Auto, founded in 1900 | ||
| Le Figaro |  | 15 January 1826 | 357,695 (2023) [4] | Robert Mergui | Liberal conservatism, Gaullism, conservatism | Right-wing | Socpresse - Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (Dassault Family) | Oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in France |
| L'Humanité |  | 18 April 1904 | 38,084 (2023) [5] | Fabien Gay | Socialism, communism | Left-wing | Société nouvelle du journal l'Humanité | Founded by Jean Jaurès, was the organ of the French Communist Party from 1920 to 1994 |
| Libération |  | 18 April 1973 | 103,218 (2023) [6] | Dov Alfon | Socialism, social democracy | Left-wing | SARL Libération | Founded by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July |
| Le Monde |  | 1944 | 494,500 (2023) [7] | Jérôme Fenoglio | Social liberalism, social democracy | Centre-left | Groupe Le Monde | Newspaper of record in France. Politically independent, often leans to centre-left views. Le Monde is the only evening newspaper in this list |
| L'Opinion |  | 2013 | Rémi Godeau | Liberal conservatism, Pro-Europeanism, Neoliberalism | Right-wing | Bey Medias Presse & Internet | Most recent national daily newspaper | |
| Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France |  | 1944 | 259,958 (2023) [8] | Nicolas Charbonneau | Centre to centre-right | LVMH (Bernard Arnault) | Popular Parisian newspaper with a national version (Aujourd'hui en France). Circulation figures for both are combined here | |
| Le Petit Quotidien |  | 1998 | 32,596 (2023) [9] | François Dufour | Play Bac Presse | Newspaper for children aged 6-10 | ||
| Mon Quotidien | 1995 | 30,480 (2023) [10] | François Dufour | Play Bac Presse | Newspaper for children aged 10-14 |
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.
