''Le Progrès'' is a regional daily newspaper which is based in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
,
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
.
''Le Progrès'' reports primarily on local news in the
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ...
region. The paper has its headquarters in Lyon. The print works is in
Chassieu, near Lyon. The former headquarters was located in the
Rue de la République
The Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon, France. It links the Place de la Comédie in the north to Place Le Viste in the south, just next to Place Bellecour, via the Place de la République.
It i ...
, in the building that is currently occupied by
Fnac
Fnac () is a large French retail chain selling culture, cultural and consumer electronics, electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. Its head office is in ''Le Flavia'' in Ivry-sur-Seine near Paris. It is an abbreviati ...
.
René Diaz worked there as a journalist and illustrator for 30 years.
The 1998 circulation of the paper was 262,000 copies;
by 2020, it was 151,811 copies.
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Daily newspapers published in France
Mass media in Lyon
Newspapers established in 1859
1859 establishments in France
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