''La Provence'' is a French language

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

published in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

, France.

History and profile

In 1997 ''La Provence'' was created in Marseille from the merger of two daily newspapers, '' Le Provençal'' of former Interior Minister

Gaston Defferre Gaston Defferre (14 September 1910 – 7 May 1986) was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956� ...

and the '' Le Méridional'' of shipowner and congressman, Jean Alfred Fraissinet. ''La Provence'' was jointly owned by the

Groupe Hersant Média A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches ...

and the Groupe Bernard Tapie until July 2013 when the latter became the sole owner of the paper. The publisher of the paper is

Hachette Filipacchi Medias Hachette may refer to: * Hachette (surname) * Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing ** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary ** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm See also * Hache ...

, a subsidiary of

Lagardère Lagardère may refer to: * Lagardère Group, a French media group * Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928–2003), French engineer and businessman and CEO of the Lagardère Group * Arnaud Lagardère Arnaud Lagardère (; born 18 March 1961) is a French busine ...

. In 2020, the circulation of ''La Provence'' was of 81,858 copies.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Provence 1997 establishments in France Newspapers established in 1997 Daily newspapers published in France Mass media in Marseille