Le Figaro
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Le Figaro (French: [lə fiɡaʁo] ⓘ) is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in a play by polymath Beaumarchais (1732–1799); one of his lines became the paper's motto: "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise".
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Type | Daily newspaper (since 16 November 1866) |
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Format | Berliner |
Owner(s) | Groupe Figaro (Dassault Group) |
Editor | Alexis Brézet[1] |
Founded | 15 January 1826; 198 years ago (1826-01-15) |
Political alignment | |
Language | French |
Headquarters | 14 Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris |
Country | France |
Circulation | 354,853 (total, 2022)[7] 84,000 (digital, 2018)[8] |
ISSN | 0182-5852 (print) 1638-606X (web) |
OCLC number | 473539292 |
Website | www |
The oldest national newspaper in France, Le Figaro is one of three French newspapers of record, along with Le Monde and Libération.[9] Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group. Its editorial director has been Alexis Brézet since 2012.[10] Le Figaro is the second-largest national newspaper in France, after Le Monde.[11] It has a centre-right editorial stance and is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.[9] Other Groupe Figaro publications include Le Figaro Magazine, TV Magazine and Evene. The paper is published in Berliner format.