''Notre Temps'' (
French: ''Our Time'') is a French language monthly
lifestyle magazine
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for seniors published in Paris, France. Founded in 1968 the magazine targets seniors.
History and profile
''Notre Temps'' was established in 1968.
The first issue appeared in May 1968. The magazine is part of the
Bayard Group and is published by Bayard Presse S.A. on a monthly basis.
The headquarters of the magazine is in Paris.[
''Notre Temps'' is one of the ]Catholic
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publications in France together with ''La Croix La Croix primarily refers to:
* ''La Croix'' (newspaper), a French Catholic newspaper
* La Croix Sparkling Water, a beverage distributed by the National Beverage Corporation
La Croix or Lacroix may also refer to:
Places
* Lacroix-Barrez, a muni ...
'', a daily newspaper and '' Le Pélerin'', a news magazine
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. All publications are owned and published by the Bayard Group.[
The target audience of ''Notre Temps'' is people aged between 50 and 64 years.][ The magazine avoids using such common words as "golden age" and "aged" when referring to its readers.] Instead, it refers them using the phrase "people of leisure".[
In 1988 the Belgian edition of ''Notre Temps'' was started jointly by Bayard Group and ]Roularta
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History and profile
Roularta was established by lawyer Willy De Nolf in 1954. The group operates in the France, the ...
. The magazine was renamed ''Plus Magazine
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''Plus'' contains:
* feature articles on all aspects of mathematics;
* reviews of popular maths books and ...
'' in Belgium
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in 2001.[
]
Circulation
The circulation of ''Notre Temps'' was 1,040,000 copies in 1999.[ In 2001 its circulation was 912,000 copies. The magazine sold 1,029,927 copies during the 2003-2004 period. In 2005 it was the eighth best-selling magazine in France with a circulation of 986,000 copies. Its circulation rose to 1,029,000 copies in 2006.
In 2009 ''Notre Temps'' was the best-selling French general interest magazine with a circulation of 890,000 copies. The magazine sold 744,582 copies in 2014. The magazine had a circulation of 707,703 copies in 2020.]
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1968 establishments in France
Catholic magazines
Catholicism in France
French-language magazines
Lifestyle magazines
Magazines established in 1968
Magazines published in Paris
Monthly magazines published in France