Corse-Matin
''Corse-Matin'' is a French-language daily local newspaper published in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. History and profile ''Corse-Matin'' was part of Lagardère Group through its subsidiary Hachette (publisher), Groupe Hachette until August 2007 when it was sold to Hersant Media Group. The paper is owned by Nice-Matin Group. In December 2012 French businessman Bernard Tapie bought a share in the daily. The headquarters of the paper is in Ajaccio. The sister newspapers of ''Corse-Matin'' are ''Nice-Matin'', ''Monaco-Matin'' and ''Var-Matin''. In 1998 another local daily of the island, ''La Corse'', merged with ''Corse-Matin''. ''Corse-Matin'' has been subject to terrorist attacks. Its headquarters was attacked by unknown people in 1992, 1994 and 1997. In May 2011 the office of the paper in Bastia was also attacked. In 2020 the circulation of ''Corse-Matin'' was 25,906 copies. References External links

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Ajaccio
Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the '' Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). It is also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, southeast of Marseille. The original city went into decline in the Middle Ages, but began to prosper again after the Genoese built a citadel in 1492, to the south of the earlier settlement. After the Corsican Republic was declared in 1755, the Genoese continued to hold several citadels, including Ajaccio, until the French took control of the island. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ajacciens'' (men) or ''Ajacciennes'' (women). The most famous of these is Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in Ajaccio in 1769, and whose ancestral home, the Maison Bonaparte, is now a museum. Other dedications to him in the city inc ...
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