L'Est Républicain
Encyclopedia
L'Est Républicain is a daily regional French
newspaper
based in Nancy. As of 2003, its daily circulation was 206,970.
The newspaper was founded on the grounds of anti-Boulangisme
and has its primary market in the régions
of Lorraine
and Franche-Comté
.
It belongs to the group France Est Medias, who also owns the newspapers La Liberté de l'Est and Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
.
On September 23, 2006, L'Est Républicain published a report on the possible death of Osama Bin Laden
.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
based in Nancy. As of 2003, its daily circulation was 206,970.
The newspaper was founded on the grounds of anti-Boulangisme
Georges Boulanger
Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger was a French general and reactionary politician. At the apogee of his popularity in January 1889 many republicans including Georges Clemenceau feared the threat of a coup d'état by Boulanger and the establishment of a dictatorship.- Early life and career :Born...
and has its primary market in the régions
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
and Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
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It belongs to the group France Est Medias, who also owns the newspapers La Liberté de l'Est and Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, commonly known as DNA, is a regional daily French newspaper covering the Alsace region. It was created in November 1877 as by German Heinrich Ludwig Kayser....
.
On September 23, 2006, L'Est Républicain published a report on the possible death of Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
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