''Nord éclair'' is a
French language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-R ...
regional newspaper in
Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
, France, that has been in circulation since 1944.
History and profile
''Nord éclair'' was first published on 5 September 1944. The paper has its headquarters in
Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
and is published in
tabloid format
A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to describe compres ...
. It was part of the Hersant group
and is published in Pilaterie,
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
, by the La Voix du Nord group.
The Belgian edition of ''Nord éclair'' has been in circulation since 1968.
[ The paper was owned by the Socpresse SA, a subsidiary of the Hersant group.][
In 1990 ''Nord éclair'' sold 99,300 copies.][
]
See also
* List of newspapers in France
References
External links
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1944 establishments in France
Mass media in Lille
French-language newspapers published in Europe
Newspapers established in 1944