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 42 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 francophonic newspaper the most read in the world.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The distinct editions 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 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).

[edit] The distinct editions

The 42 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	5	134,000	Redon, Rennes (Rennes and its suburbs), Rennes 2 (Rennes and the pays de Rennes: Montfort...), Saint-Malo, Vitré / Fougères
Loire-Atlantique	4	112,000	Châteaubriant - Ancenis, Nantes vignoble / Pays de Retz, Nantes ville, Saint-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

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of French newspapers

[edit] External links

• Ouest-France website

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