History
''La Bougie du Sapeur'' was created by JacquesDebuisson and ChristianBailly, as a joke between friends. The newspaper's name, literally ''The Sapper's Candle'', refers to Camember, a sapper in a comic book created by Georges Colomb in 1896. In the story, Camember was born on 29 February and joined the army when he had celebrated his birthday only four times.Content
The paper's tenth edition was released in February 2016 and of each edition are printed. It sells for €4.70 from newsstands for one month, but subscriptions are available€100 per centuryand back issues are €15. The first edition of ', a special Sunday editions, Sunday supplement, was published in 2004; the next edition will not be published until . Profits from the 2008 and 2012 editions went to charity. The 2012 edition of the paper featured a story on the end of the Euro (currency), Euro that led readers to believe that the paper supported the politics of the far‑right ''National Front (France), Frontnational'', however, the editor‑in‑chief maintains that the paper is apolitical. The 2016 edition was the first to be sold in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Canada.Management
, Jean d'Indy serves as editor-in-chief and has worked for the paper since 1992.References
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