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Ouest-France 
Ouest France's old building in Rennes.Type Daily newspaper Format Berliner Owner Groupe Ouest-France Editor Jean-Luc Évin Founded 1944 Political alignment pro-EU, Conservative, Christian Democracy, Liberalism Headquarters Rennes Official website www.ouest-france.fr Ouest-France ("West-France") is a provincial daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on local news and events. The paper is produced in 47 different editions covering events in different French départments within the régions of Brittany, Lower Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Its readership has been unaffected by the decline of newspaper reading in France, unlike most other dailies. With 2.5 million daily readers (and a circulation of almost 800 000 units), it is the most read Francophone newspaper in the world.
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History
Ouest-France was founded in 1944, by Adolphe Le Goaziou and others following the closure of Ouest-Éclair, which was banned by Liberation forces for collaborationism during the war.[1] It is based in Rennes and Nantes and has a circulation about 792,400 (greater than any French national daily newspaper), mostly in Brittany.
Its editorial line has been strongly pro-European integration from the beginning, influenced by Christian democracy (Popular Republican Movement), now MoDem, Nouveau Centre or Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
The distinct editions
The 47 different editions are divided among twelve départements :
Département Numbers Circulation Name of editions Calvados 4 52,000 Bayeux, Caen, Pays d'Auge, Vire / Falaise Côtes-d'Armor 5 95,000 Dinan, Guingamp, Lannion / Paimpol, Loudéac - Rostrenen, Saint-Brieuc Finistère 5 46,000 Brest, Châteaulin / Carhaix, Finistère sud, Morlaix, Quimper Ille-et-Vilaine 10 134,000 Redon, Rennes (Rennes nord, sud, est, ouest, centre), Saint-Malo, Vitré, Fougères Loire-Atlantique 6 112,000 Châteaubriant - Ancenis, Nantes vignoble, Pays de Retz, Nantes ville, Nantes nord, St-Nazaire / La Baule Maine-et-Loire 2 24,000 Angers - Segré, Cholet Manche 3 33,000 Cherbourg, Saint-Lô / Coutances, Sud Manche Mayenne 1 41,000 Mayenne Morbihan 5 113,000 Auray, Lorient, Ploërmel, Pontivy, Vannes Orne 2 22,000 Argentan-Flers , Alençon-Orme-Est Sarthe 2 25,000 Le Mans / Sarthe nord, Sarthe sud Vendée 4 72,000 Fontenay-le-Comte / Luçon, La Roche-sur-Yon, Montaigu / Les Herbiers , Ouest Littoral See also
- List of French newspapers
References
- ^ Jean-Loup Avril, Mille Bretons, dictionnaire biographique, Les Portes du Large, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, 2003, (ISBN 2-914612-10-9)
External links
Categories:- Newspapers published in France
- French-language newspapers
- Rennes
- Publications established in 1944
- French newspaper stubs
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