''La Montagne'' is a

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regional

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based in

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

, France. The title was selected to reflect its alignment with the ideas of the

Montagnards Montagnard (''of the mountain'' or ''mountain dweller'') may refer to: * Montagnard (French Revolution), members of The Mountain (''La Montagne''), a political group during the French Revolution (1790s) ** Montagnard (1848 revolution), members of t ...

of the

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. The paper has been in circulation since 1919.

History and profile

''La Montagne'' was established as an independent socialist publication by

Alexandre Varenne Alexandre Varenne (3 October 1870 in Clermont-Ferrand – 16 February 1947 in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated populat ...

in 1919. He also served as the

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of the paper which is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand. ''La Montagne'' was censored during

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when France was occupied by the German forces, and the paper was suspended on 27 August 1943. It was relaunched on 15 September 1944 and became the main daily in

Auvergne Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...

. The Centre France group is the owner of ''La Montagne'', which also owns other regional dailies and weeklies. The majority shareholder in the company is the Alexander and Margaret Varenne Foundation. ''La Montagne'' began to be published in

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in January 2008.

Circulation

''La Montagne'' sold 246,900 copies in 1990 and 224,000 copies in 1991. The paper sold 209,000 copies in 2000. The circulation of the paper rose to 211,941 copies in 2001 and had a readership of 632,000 the same year. In 2002 ''La Montagne'' sold 206,813 copies. The paper had a circulation of 204,000 copies during the first quarter of 2006 which rose to 207,202 copies for 2006. During the period of 2007-2008 its circulation was 191,000 copies.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montagne 1919 establishments in France Daily newspapers published in France Mass media in Clermont-Ferrand Newspapers established in 1919 Socialist newspapers

History and profile

Circulation

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