Le Figaro

Also known as lefigaro.fr, Figaro

French daily newspaper

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Le Figaro is one of France's major daily newspapers, known for covering national and international news. It matters because it has long been an influential source of information and commentary shaping public discourse in France.

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Instance of: newspaper
Country: France
Headquarters: 9th arrondissement of Paris
Owned by: Dassault Group
Country of origin: France
Follows: Le Gaulois
Main subject: information
Official website: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34355551z/date
Image: Figaro 4 aout 1914.jpg
Political ideology: conservatism

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place of publication: Paris
Commons category: Le Figaro
inception: 1826-01-15
language of work or name: English language
topic's main category: Category:Le Figaro
social media followers: 865000
title: Figaro
newspaper format: Berliner
publication interval: 1
quantity: 322497
start time: 1826-01-15

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Encyclopedic overview

Le Figaro ( French: [l(ə) fiɡaʁo] ) is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. The oldest national newspaper in France, Le Figaro is considered a French newspaper of record, along with Le Monde and (to a lesser extent) Libération. Le Figaro is the second-largest national newspaper nationally, after Le Monde. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Beaumarchais (1732–1799): Le Barbier de Séville, La Mère coupable, and the eponymous Le Mariage de Figaro. One of his lines became the paper's motto: "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise".

It has a centre-right editorial stance, and has published writing by renowned contributors such as Émile Zola, Anatole France, Marcel Proust, François Mauriac, as well as Raymond Aron.

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