''Nord éclair'' is a
French language regional newspaper in
Roubaix
Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...
, 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 ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...
and is published in
tabloid format
A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format.
Etymology
The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs We ...
. It was part of the Hersant group
and is published in Pilaterie,
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
, 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.][
In 1990 ''Nord éclair'' sold 99,300 copies.][
]
See also
* List of newspapers in France
Below is a list of newspapers in France.
National Daily
; Online newspapers
* ''Mediapart'' (internet only, investigative journalism)
* ''La Tribune'' (switched to internet only since 2012, economics)
* '' Slate''
* '' Atlantico''
* '' C ...
References
External links
Official website
*
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1944 establishments in France
Mass media in Lille
French-language newspapers
Publications established in 1944