(, ) is a Swiss regional Swiss-French-language

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, published by

Tamedia TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) is a media company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Through a portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and digital platforms, as well as own printing facilities, it is the largest media group in ...

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Vaud Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...

. Founded in 1762 as a collection of announcements and official communications, it claims to be the oldest newspaper in the world with uninterrupted publication.

History

was founded in 1762 by David Duret (1733–1803) as the , a weekly collection of announcements and classified ads like many at the time. It was then made a biweekly paper in 1851, and a triweekly the next year. In 1872, it became a daily, with editor Jean-Ulrich-Martin Allenspach. The paper later became the ' towards the end of the century, and integrated an independent news section on 16 December 1872. It became a

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in 1906. Marc Lamunière entrusted the modernization of the paper to Marcel Pasche, a creative director, in 1952. The paper adopted its current name in 1972. It was bought by

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in 2002, before being bought by

in 2009. It covers regional news, but also international and national news. The newspaper shares some of its content with the ''

Tribune de Genève The () is a Swiss French-language, regional daily newspaper, published in Berliner format by TX Group in Geneva. It was founded by American businessman James T. Bates in 1879. It collaborates and shares some of its content with '' 24 heures'' ...

'', Tamedia's local newspaper for the

Canton of Geneva The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons of the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five Municipality, municipalities, and the seat of the governme ...

. In 2024, Tamedia, now its owner, made plans to merge the editorial offices of the publication with other publications it owned, '' Le Matin'' and the ''Tribune de Genève''. At the start of the 20th century its circulation was about 26,000. The 2006 circulation of was 95,315 copies. Between 2007 and 2011, circulation dropped from 89,102 to 78,964. As of 2017, the newspaper had a circulation of 55,147. it is the oldest newspaper in the world with uninterrupted publication.

Organization

Since 25 February 2005, the newspaper has had four local editions, with sections for the specific area of the canton: *

and area * Nord Vaudois-Broye *

La Côte La Côte (, ) is part of the sloping Lake Geneva () north shore, stretching from Nyon to Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Known for its vineyards, the area has views towards the high Alps across the lake. Communes * Mies * Coppet ...

* Riviera-Chablais The Nord Vaudois-Broye and Riviera-Chablais editions replaced the newspapers ''La Presse Riviera/Chablais'' and ''La Presse Nord Vaudois''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:24 Heures (Switzerland) 1762 establishments in Europe 18th-century establishments in Switzerland Daily newspapers published in Switzerland French-language newspapers published in Switzerland Mass media in Lausanne Publications established in 1762