La Montagne (newspaper)
| Type | Regional daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Centre France group |
| Founder(s) | Alexandre Varenne |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Political alignment | Socialist |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Country | France |
| Circulation | 140,752 (as of 2020) |
| ISSN | 0767-4007 |
| OCLC number | 474205368 |
| Website | La Montagne |
La Montagne is a French language regional daily newspaper based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The title was selected to reflect its alignment with the ideas of the Montagnards of the French Revolution.[1] The paper has been in circulation since 1919.
History and profile
La Montagne was established as an independent socialist publication by Alexandre Varenne in 1919.[2][3][4] He also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper[3] which is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand.[5]
La Montagne was censored during World War II when France was occupied by the German forces, and the paper was suspended on 27 August 1943.[3][6] It was relaunched on 15 September 1944[3] and became the main daily in Auvergne.[1]
The Centre France group is the owner of La Montagne, which also owns other regional dailies and weeklies.[7] The majority shareholder in the company is the Alexander and Margaret Varenne Foundation.[8] La Montagne began to be published in tabloid format in January 2008.[4]
Circulation
La Montagne sold 246,900 copies in 1990 and 224,000 copies in 1991.[5] The paper sold 209,000 copies in 2000.[9] The circulation of the paper rose to 211,941 copies in 2001[10] and had a readership of 632,000 the same year.[11] In 2002 La Montagne sold 206,813 copies.[10] The paper had a circulation of 204,000 copies during the first quarter of 2006[12] which rose to 207,202 copies for 2006.[13] During the period of 2007-2008 its circulation was 191,000 copies.[14]
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circulation | 197,424 | 196,108 | 191,927 | 186,233 | 182,600 | 179,862 | 168,759 | 165,390 | 157,392 | 145,385 | 147,735 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "La Montagne (1919-1944)" (in French). Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont Auvergne Metropole Bibliothèques et médiathèques. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Europa World Year. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 1695. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- ^ a b c d John Sweets (1994). Choices in Vichy France: The French Under Nazi Occupation. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 133, 138, 144. ISBN 978-0-19-503751-7.
- ^ a b "La Montagne". Cadeauretro. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ a b Raymond Kuhn (2006). The Media in France. London; New York: Routledge. pp. 30, 32. ISBN 978-1-134-98053-6.
- ^ Alex Hughes; Keith A Reader, eds. (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture. London; New York: Routledge. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-134-78866-8.
- ^ "Media". Clermont-Ferrand. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Company description. Groupe Centre-France (La Montagne SA)". G2Mi. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (2003). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. London; Thousand Oaks; New Delhi: SAGE Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-4129-3260-8.
- ^ a b David Ward (2004). "A mapping study of media concentration and ownership in ten European countries" (PDF). Commissariaat voor de Media. Hilversum. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "European Publishing Monitor. France" (PDF). Turku School of Economics (Media Group). March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Daily Newspapers: First in a Series on the French Media". Wikileaks. 6 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.