Le Figaro

Le Figaro is one of the leading French morning daily newspapers. Its editorial line is conservative and has generally been supportive of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) political party and its successor, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Its circulation was 342,445 in 2005 (365,682 in 2002). The Parisian paper was founded as a satirical weekly in 1826, taking its name and motto from Le Mariage de Figaro, a play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de ... more

First issue date:

  • Jan 15, 1826

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Owner

Socpresse

Socpresse is a French corporation which controls the conservative daily newspaper Le Figaro, 40% of the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, as well as L'Express and Valeurs Actuelles, and the football club FC Nantes Atlantique. The company is 100% owned by the arms group Dassault since September 2006....

Address

Le Figaro Headquarters

Paris France

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