''Le Dauphiné libéré'' is a provincial daily French

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known for its emphasis on local news and events. The paper is published in

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, France.

History and profile

Founded in 1945, it takes the name from the former province of Dauphiné. ''Le Dauphiné libéré'' is produced in 24 different editions covering events in eight French departments, mainly in the region Rhône-Alpes: * Ain (Pays de Gex only) * Hautes-Alpes (in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) * Ardèche * Drôme *

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* Savoie * Haute-Savoie * Vaucluse (in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) The paper is published in

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format. The print service is in Veurey-Voroize in the agglomeration of

. Until 2010 ''Le Dauphiné libéré'' organised the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, an important race in the lead-up to the Tour de France. The race then became the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Circulation

The 1998 circulation of ''Le Dauphiné libéré'' was 259,000 copies. The paper had a circulation of 259,000 copies both in 2001 and in 2003. The circulation of the paper was 213,664 copies in 2014 and 177,711 copies in 2020.

Critérium du Dauphiné

In 1947, a bicycle race was created by Le Dauphiné libéré to promote its circulation. After

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, as cycling recovered from a universal five- or six-year hiatus, the

-based newspaper decided to create and organize a cycling stage race covering the Dauphiné region. This led to the creation of the '' Critérium du Dauphiné'' before 2010 known as the ''Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré'', an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part of the UCI World Tour calendar and counts as one of the foremost races in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, along with the Tour de Suisse in the latter half of June.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dauphine Libere 1945 establishments in France Mass media in Grenoble Daily newspapers published in France Newspapers established in 1945