''Corse-Matin'' is a French-language daily local newspaper published in
Ajaccio
Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...
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Corsica
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France
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History and profile
''Corse-Matin'' was part of
Lagardère Group
Lagardère S.A. () is an international group with operations in over 40 countries. It is headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group was created in 1992 as Matra, Hachette & Lagardère. Headed by Arnaud Lagardère, it is focuse ...
through its subsidiary
Groupe Hachette until August 2007 when it was sold to Hersant Media Group. The paper is owned by Nice-Matin Group.
In December 2012 French businessman
Bernard Tapie
Bernard Roger Tapie (; 26 January 1943 – 3 October 2021) was a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.
Life and career
Tapie was bor ...
bought a share in the daily. The headquarters of the paper is in Ajaccio.
The sister newspapers of ''Corse-Matin'' are ''
Nice-Matin'', ''
Monaco-Matin
''Monaco-Matin'' is a daily newspaper in Monaco.Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''Monaco'', Le Petit Futé, 2013/ref>
Overview
''Monaco-Matin'' started as a supplement to ''Nice-Matin''. '' and ''
Var-Matin''.
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''Corse-Matin'' has been subject to terrorist attacks.][ Its headquarters was attacked by unknown people in 1992, 1994 and 1997.][ In May 2011 the office of the paper in Bastia was also attacked.][
In 2020 the circulation of ''Corse-Matin'' was 25,906 copies.
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1944 establishments in France
Daily newspapers published in France
Mass media in Ajaccio
Publications established in 1944