Le Dauphiné libéré
{{Short description|French daily regional newspaper}}
{{About|the newspaper|cycling race formerly named for the newspaper|Critérium du Dauphiné}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Le Dauphiné libéré
| logo = Le_Dauphiné_libéré_Logo.svg
| caption =
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| foundation = {{start date and age|1945}}
| owners =
| political =
| headquarters = Grenoble
| editor =
| publishing_country = France
| circulation = 176,711 (2020)
| ISSN = 0220-8261
| eISSN = 2274-5793
| website = https://www.ledauphine.com/
}}
Le Dauphiné libéré is a provincial daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on local news and events. The paper is published in Grenoble, 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
- Isère
- Savoie
- Haute-Savoie
- Vaucluse (in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
The paper is published in broadsheet format. The print service is in Veurey-Voroize in the agglomeration of Grenoble.{{cite book|author1=William Kidd|author2=Sian Reynolds|title=Contemporary French Cultural Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=45h9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA235|accessdate=22 November 2014|date=1 May 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-4441-6556-2|page=235}} 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{{cite news|author=Adam Smith|title=Europe's Top Papers|url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/164161/|accessdate=7 February 2015|work=campaign|date=15 November 2002}} and in 2003.{{cite web|title=World Press Trends|url=http://www.wan-press.org/ecrire/upload/wpt2004.pdf|work=World Association of Newspapers|accessdate=15 February 2015|location=Paris|date=2004}} The circulation of the paper was 213,664 copies in 2014{{cite web|title=Presse Quotidienne Regionale 2014|url=http://www.ojd.com/Chiffres/La-Presse/La-Presse-Payante/Presse-Quotidienne-Regionale|work=OJD|accessdate=21 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319124943/http://www.ojd.com/Chiffres/La-Presse/La-Presse-Payante/Presse-Quotidienne-Regionale|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=dead}} and 177,711 copies in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Le Dauphiné Libéré - ACPM|url=https://www.acpm.fr/Support/le-dauphine-libere|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.acpm.fr}}
Critérium du Dauphiné
In 1947, a bicycle race was created by Le Dauphiné libéré to promote its circulation. After World War II, as cycling recovered from a universal five- or six-year hiatus, the Grenoble-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.
References
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External links
- {{Official|https://www.ledauphine.com}}
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Category:1945 establishments in France
Category:Mass media in Grenoble