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''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. It is now part of the Belgian company Rossel. In addition ''Nord éclair'' has five editions in its circulation area. In 1990 ''Nord éclair'' sold 99,300 copies. The paper had a circulation of 110,000 copies in 2001.


See also

* List of newspapers in France


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nord eclair 1944 establishments in France Mass media in Lille French-language newspapers published in Europe Newspapers established in 1944