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Le Parisien

Front pages of Le Parisien (regional) and Aujourd'hui en France (national) on 12 September 2016. While both editions carry the same main story, several side headlines are different.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	LVMH
Founded	1944; 81 years ago (1944)
Political alignment	Neutral
Language	French
Headquarters	15th arrondissement of Paris
Circulation	180,854 (as of 2020)
ISSN	0767-3558

Head office of Le Parisien

Le Parisien (which means "The Parisian" in English) is a well-known French daily newspaper. It shares news from around the world and France. It also covers local news from Paris and its nearby areas. Since 2015, a large company called LVMH has owned Le Parisien. This company belongs to French billionaire Bernard Arnault.

The Story of Le Parisien Newspaper

The newspaper first started in 1944. Its original name was Le Parisien libéré, meaning "The Freed Parisian". Émilien Amaury founded it on August 22, 1944.

How Le Parisien Began

Le Parisien libéré was created during World War II. At that time, France was occupied by Germany. The newspaper was a voice for the French Underground Resistance. This group secretly fought against the occupation.

Name Change and National Edition

The newspaper changed its name to Le Parisien in 1986. Today, there is also a national version of the paper. It is called Aujourd'hui en France, which means "Today in France".

New Ownership for Le Parisien

In 2015, the newspaper got a new owner. The company LVMH bought Le Parisien. Before that, it was owned by Éditions Philippe Amaury.

How Many People Read Le Parisien?

The "circulation" of a newspaper means how many copies are printed and sold each day. Le Parisien has been a very popular newspaper for a long time.

Circulation Numbers Over the Years

In the early 1970s, nearly one million copies of Le Parisien were sold daily. On April 24, 1995, the day after a big election, 659,200 copies were sold. Between 1995 and 1996, about 451,159 copies were sold each day.

In 2001, the total circulation of Le Parisien was 485,000 copies. By 2008, it was the second largest regional newspaper in France. It sold about 530,000 copies daily. Only Ouest-France sold more. In 2014, the circulation was 229,638 copies. In 2020, it was 264,952 copies.