''Le Matin Bleu'' (literally: "The blue morning") was a

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language

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, published by

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Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

between 2005 and 2009.

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A tabloid-format newspaper, ''Le Matin Bleu'' was first published on 31 October 2005, and had a circulation of about 100,000. It was launched in anticipation of '' 20 minutes'', the French-language edition of ''

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'', starting 8 March 2006, both of which are also free daily newspapers. The newspaper was distributed in the most-populated areas of

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. While it shared its name with the daily newspaper '' Le Matin'', also published by Edipresse, it was edited independently. On 24 September 2009, the newspaper ceased publication because of the

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of Edipresse and

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, which was already publishing ''20 minutes''.

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), the newspaper's official website 2005 establishments in Switzerland 2009 disestablishments in Switzerland Defunct free daily newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Switzerland French-language newspapers published in Switzerland Publications disestablished in 2009 Newspapers established in 2005 Mass media in Lausanne {{Switzerland-newspaper-stub

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