Le Figaro

Le Figaro (French: [lə fiɡaʁo] ^ⓘ) is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in a play by polymath Beaumarchais (1732–1799); one of his lines became the paper's motto: "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise".

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Le Figaro

Front page of 22 November 2015
Type	Daily newspaper (since 16 November 1866)
Format	Berliner
Owner(s)	Groupe Figaro (Dassault Group)
Editor	Alexis Brézet[1]
Founded	15 January 1826; 198 years ago (1826-01-15)
Political alignment	Centre-right[2][3][4][5] French nationalism[6] Liberal conservatism[6]
Language	French
Headquarters	14 Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris
Country	France
Circulation	354,853 (total, 2022)[7] 84,000 (digital, 2018)[8]
ISSN	0182-5852 (print) 1638-606X (web)
OCLC number	473539292
Website	www.lefigaro.fr
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The oldest national newspaper in France, Le Figaro is one of three French newspapers of record, along with Le Monde and Libération.^[9] Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group. Its editorial director has been Alexis Brézet since 2012.^[10] Le Figaro is the second-largest national newspaper in France, after Le Monde.^[11] It has a centre-right editorial stance and is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.^[9] Other Groupe Figaro publications include Le Figaro Magazine, TV Magazine and Evene. The paper is published in Berliner format.