La République des Pyrénées

La République des Pyrénées
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatRegional press
OwnerGroupe Sud Ouest
Founded1944 (1944)
LanguageFrench
CityPau
CountryFrance
Circulation26,121[1] (as of 2021)
ISSN0247-7807
Websitewww.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr

La République des Pyrénées (French pronunciation: [la ʁepyblik de piʁene] ) is a French regional daily newspaper published mainly in Béarn and Soule. Its headquarters are located in Pau, in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The newspaper also operates agencies in Orthez and Oloron-Sainte-Marie.

Editorial line

La République des Pyrénées was founded "from the will of Resistance leaders to create an independent newspaper".[2] At its beginnings, it identified with the political left, while the regional competitor L'Éclair was closer to the centre-right.[3]

Locally nicknamed La République, and more commonly La Rép,[4] the daily shares offices and much of its content with L'Éclair des Pyrénées, though both retain distinctive editorials.

In spring 2022, the newspaper launched its online channel, La Rép' des Pyrénées TV, offering a weekly programme schedule.

Circulation

La République des Pyrénées is by far the leading daily newspaper in its region, with more than 26,000 copies sold each day, compared with about 5,500 for L'Éclair and 9,000 for the Béarn edition of Sud Ouest.[4]

In 2022, it ranked 8th among French newspapers receiving direct state press subsidies, with €1.3 million in aid.[5]

The newspaper is also a leader in local digital information, with more than 4.5 million monthly visits and 15 million page views on its website larepubliquedespyrenees.fr and mobile apps. Its social media audience includes nearly 145,000 followers on Facebook, 22,200 on Instagram, and 17,700 on Twitter.

Average daily print circulation (source: Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias):

Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
La République des Pyrénées[6] 26,115 26,349 26,069 25,546 24,979 24,433

Organisation

In June 2011, Jean-Pierre Cassagne left his position as CEO of Pyrénées Presse after 26 years, and was succeeded by Christophe Galichon until 2017. As of today, the editor-in-chief is Nicolas Rebière (also the publication director), while the CEO is Patrick Venries.[7]

Visual identity

See also

References

  1. ^ "La République des Pyrénées - Circulation figures". ACPM. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Who we are – La République des Pyrénées". La République des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ Delpont, Léa (29 November 2001). "Vie publique – Médias (François Loustalan, Jean-Pierre Cassagne)". L'Express. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Who we are". La République des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Press subsidies: ranking of supported newspapers". culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "La République des Pyrénées – ACPM". www.acpm.fr. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "La République des Pyrénées: Who we are". La République des Pyrénées. Retrieved 12 April 2021.