List of defunct newspapers of France
Encyclopedia
This is a list of defunct newspapers of France.
- L'Ami du peupleL'Ami du peupleL'Ami du peuple was a newspaper written by Jean-Paul Marat during the French Revolution. “The most celebrated radical paper of the Revolution”, according to historian Jeremy D...
- L'AppelL'AppelL'Appel was a collaborationist periodicial of Vichy France. It was the organ of the collaborationist French League and edited by the League's leader, Pierre Costantini of the Parti populaire français . Its two main contributors were Robert Julien-Courtine and Paul Riche....
- Aujourd'huiAujourd'hui (French newspaper)Aujourd'hui was a daily newspaper which styled itself as "independent" and which was created in August 1940 by Henri Jeanson, to replace le Canard enchaîné under agreement with the Germans....
- L'AuroreL'AuroreL’Aurore was a literary, liberal, and socialist newspaper published in Paris, France, from 1897 to 1914. Its most famous headline was Émile Zola’s “J'Accuse”, concerning the Dreyfus Affair. It was published by eventual Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau.- External links:* Digitized issues of...
- La CitoyenneLa CitoyenneLa Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper published in Paris from 1881 through 1891 by Hubertine Auclert. It was first published on February 13, 1881, and appeared bi-monthly. The newspaper was a forceful and unrelenting advocate for women's enfranchisement, demanding changes to the...
- CombatCombat (newspaper)Combat was a French newspaper created during the Second World War. Originally a clandestine newspaper of the Resistance, it was headed by Albert Ollivier, Jean Bloch-Michel, Georges Altschuler and, most of all, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, André Malraux, Emmanuel Mounier, and then Raymond Aron...
- Le ConstitutionnelLe ConstitutionnelLe Constitutionnel was a French political and literary newspaper, founded in Paris during the Hundred Days by Joseph Fouché. Originally established in October 1815 as The Independent, it took its current name during the Second Restoration. A voice for Liberals, Bonapartists, and critics of the...
- Le CrapouillotLe CrapouillotLe Crapouillot was a French magazine started by Jean Galtier-Boissière as a satiric publication in France, during World War I. In the trenches during WWI, the affectionate term for le petit crapaud, "the little toad" was used by French soldiers, the poilus, to designate small...
- L'ÉclipseL'ÉclipseL'Éclipse was a French newspaper of the nineteenth century, appearing from 1868 to 1876. Edited by Francis Polo, L'Éclipse was a showcase for the illustrator André Gill, in which he drew caricatures of his illustrious contemporaries....
- L'Etoile du DeseretL'Etoile du DeseretL'Étoile du Déséret was a monthly French language newspaper published in France by LDS Church Apostle John Taylor beginning in May 1851 and was printed in Paris. It continued until April 1852...
- La france au travailLa france au travailLa France au Travail was a pro-German French newspaper which appeared from 30 June 1940 onwards funded by the German embassy in France. It was started as a propaganda initiative in the aftermath of the German occupation to influence left-leaning segments of French public opinion...
- La FrondeLa FrondeLa Fronde was a French feminist newspaper first published in Paris on December 9, 1897 by activist Marguerite Durand . Durand, a well known actress and journalist, used her high-profile image to attract many notable Parisian women to contribute articles to her daily newspaper, which was run and...
- Le GauloisLe GauloisLe Gaulois was a French daily newspaper, founded in 1868 by Edmond Tarbe and Henri de Pene. After a printing stoppage, it was revived by Arthur Meyer in 1882 with notable collaborators Paul Bourget, Alfred Grévin, Abel Hermant, and Ernest Daudet...
- La GazetteLa GazetteLa Gazette , originally Gazette de France, was the first weekly magazine published in France. It was founded by Théophraste Renaudot and issued its first number on May 30, 1631. It progressively became the mouthpiece of one royalist faction, the Legitimists...
- Gil BlasGil Blas (periodical)Gil Blas was a Parisian literary periodical founded by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont in November 1879. It was in publication until 1914...
- Le GlobeLe GlobeLe Globe was a French newspaper, published between 1824 and 1832, created with the goal of publishing Romantic creations. It was established by Pierre Leroux. After 1828, the paper became political and Liberal in tone....
- L'IllustrationL'IllustrationL'Illustration was a weekly French newspaper published in Paris. It was founded by Edouard Charton; the first issue was published on March 4, 1843....
- L'IntransigeantL'IntransigeantL'Intransigeant was a French newspaper, founded in July 1880 by Henri Rochefort. Initially representing the left-wing opposition, it developed towards the right during the Boulangism affair and became a major right-wing newspaper by 1920s. The newspaper was vehemently anti-Dreyfusard, reflecting...
- Je suis partoutJe suis partoutJe suis partout was a French newspaper founded by Jean Fayard, first published on 29 November 1930. It was placed under the direction of Pierre Gaxotte until 1939...
- Le JournalLe Journal (Paris)Le Journal was a Paris daily newspaper published from 1892 to 1944 in a small, four-page format.It was founded and edited by Fernand Arthur Pierre Xau until 1899...
- Journal des débatsJournal des DébatsThe Journal des débats was a French newspaper, published between 1789 and 1944 that changed title several times...
- La LibertéLa Liberté (1865 newspaper)La Liberté was a French Legitimist newspaper created in July 1865 by Charles-François-Xavier Müller and sold in 1866 to Émile de Girardin. Its last issue was published in 1870....
- La LuneLa LuneLa Lune was the name of a nineteenth-century French weekly four-sheet newspaper edited by Francis Polo. The illustrator André Gill became known for his work for this journal, in which he drew caricatures for a series entitled The Man of the Day.Napoleon III disliked the portrait of him drawn by...
- La MarseillaiseLa Marseillaise (1869 newspaper)La Marseillaise is a French weekly newspaper created by Henri Rochefort. It was first published on 19 December 1869. The writing staff included Paschal Grousset, Arthur Arnould, Gustave Flourens, Jules Vallès and Victor Noir....
- Le MatinLe Matin (France)Le Matin was a French daily newspaper created in 1883 and discontinued in 1944.Le Matin was launched on the initiative of Chamberlain & Co, a group of American financiers, in 1883, on the model of the British daily The Morning News. The direction of the project was entrusted to the French...
- Le Matin de ParisLe Matin de ParisLe Matin de Paris was a French daily newspaper, founded on 1 March 1977 by Claude Perdriel, and disappearing in 1987...
- Le Monde IllustréLe Monde IllustréLe Monde illustré was a leading 19th century illustrated newsmagazine in France. Many of its highly realistic drawings were actually made from photographs, at a time when photographic reproduction in print was not technically feasible....
- La Nation françaiseLa Nation françaiseLa Nation française was a French monarchist weekly influenced by Charles Maurras, the founder of the Action française movement...
- Le National (Paris)
- Paris-SoirParis-SoirParis-Soir was a large-circulation daily newspaper in Paris, France from 1923-1944.Its first issue came out in 4 October 1923. After June 11, 1940, the same publisher, Jean Prouvost, continued its publication in Vichy France: Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, and Vichy while in occupied Paris, it...
- Le Pays de FranceLe Pays de FranceLe Pays de France, subtitled Organe des états généraux du tourisme , was a French newspaper of the First World War. It originated in a monthly paper edited by Le Matin and intended for promotion of tourism. As a monthly it only lasted for 3 issues, with the first on 10 May 1914 and the last in...
- Le Père DuchesneLe Père DuchesneLe Père Duchesne was an extreme radical newspaper during the French Revolution, edited by Jacques Hébert, who published 385 issues from September 1790 until eleven days before his death by guillotine, which took place on March 24, 1794...
(18th century) - Le Père DuchesneLe Père Duchesne (19th c.)Le Père Duchêne is the title of a newspaper which appeared during revolutionary periods of the nineteenth century. It borrowed its title from the original Père Duchesne published by Jacques Hébert during the French Revolution...
(19th century) - Le Petit Français illustréLe Petit Français illustréLe Petit Français illustré was a French newspaper for schoolchildren established in 1889, consisting mainly of soap-opera-like stories...
- Le Petit JournalLe Petit JournalLe Petit Journal was a daily Parisian newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. It was founded by Moïse Polydore Millaud. In its columns were published several serial novels of Émile Gaboriau and of Ponson du Terrail.- Publishing :...
- Le Petit ParisienLe Petit ParisienLe Petit Parisien was a prominent French newspaper during the French Third Republic. It was published between 1876 and 1944, and its circulation was over 2 million after the First World War.-Publishing:...
- Au PiloriAu PiloriAu Pilori, also known as Le Pilori, was an anti-Semitic newspaper published in Occupied France during World War II.The paper first appeared as Le Pilori, before changing its name through an evolution of the editorial team...
- Revue aerospatialeRevue aerospatialeRevue aerospatiale was a monthly magazine published by the French aerospace company Aérospatiale.-History:Aérospatiale created the magazine Aérospatiale in January 1970 as part of its public relations effort. The publication was, to start, a monthly, and was edited by PEMA-2B...
- Revue HebdomadaireRevue HebdomadaireRevue Hebdomadaire was a newspaper of the French rightist group Redressement Français....
- Le TempsLe Temps (Paris)Le Temps was one of Paris's most important daily newspapers from April 25, 1861 to November 30, 1942.Founded in 1861 by Edmund Chojecki and Auguste Nefftzer, Le Temps was under Nefftzer's direction for ten years, when Adrien Hébrard took his place...
- L'UniversL'UniversL'Univers was a nineteenth-century French Roman Catholic daily newspaper that took a strongly ultramontane position. It was edited by Louis Veuillot. In 1833 it merged with La Tribune Catholique.-External links:...
- Le Vieux CordelierLe Vieux CordelierLe Vieux Cordelier was a journal published in France between 5 December 1793 and 3 February 1794. Its radical criticism of ultra-revolutionary fervor and repression in France during the Reign of Terror contributed significantly to the downfall and execution of the Dantonists, among whom its author,...
- La Voix des Femmes
- Die ZukunftDie ZukunftDie Zukunft was a German social-democratic weekly founded and edited by Maximilian Harden. It published allegations of homosexuality of Philip, Prince of Eulenburg, leading to the Harden–Eulenburg Affair in Wilhelmine Germany.Die Zukunft was also the name of an exile German language paper, both...