Notre Temps

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Notre Temps
CategoriesLifestyle magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation 707,703 (2020)
PublisherBayard Presse S.A.
Founded1968;56 years ago (1968)
First issueMay 1968
Company Bayard Group
Country France
Based in Paris
Language French
Website Notre Temps

Notre Temps (French: Our Time) is a French language monthly lifestyle magazine for seniors published in Paris, France. Founded in 1968 the magazine targets seniors.

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History and profile

Notre Temps was established in 1968. [1] [2] The first issue appeared in May 1968. [3] The magazine is part of the Bayard Group [4] [5] and is published by Bayard Presse S.A. on a monthly basis. [1] [6] The headquarters of the magazine is in Paris. [6]

Notre Temps is one of the Catholic publications in France together with La Croix , a daily newspaper and Le Pélerin , a news magazine. [7] All publications are owned and published by the Bayard Group. [2] [7]

The target audience of Notre Temps is people aged between 50 and 64 years. [6] The magazine avoids using such common words as "golden age" and "aged" when referring to its readers. [8] Instead, it refers them using the phrase "people of leisure". [8]

In 1988 the Belgian edition of Notre Temps was started jointly by Bayard Group and Roularta. [9] [10] The magazine was renamed Plus Magazine in Belgium in 2001. [10]

Circulation

The circulation of Notre Temps was 1,040,000 copies in 1999. [4] In 2001 its circulation was 912,000 copies. [11] The magazine sold 1,029,927 copies during the 2003-2004 period. [12] In 2005 it was the eighth best-selling magazine in France with a circulation of 986,000 copies. [13] Its circulation rose to 1,029,000 copies in 2006. [14]

In 2009 Notre Temps was the best-selling French general interest magazine with a circulation of 890,000 copies. [15] The magazine sold 744,582 copies in 2014. [16] The magazine had a circulation of 707,703 copies in 2020. [17]

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