Le Figaro

Summary

Le Figaro is a daily newspaper^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Le Figaro is in the country of France^[3].
• Le Figaro's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper^[4].
• Le Figaro's instance of is recorded as newspaper^[5].
• Le Figaro was edited by Alexis Brézet^[6].
• Le Figaro was published by Société du Figaro^[7].
• Le Figaro is owned by Robert Hersant^[8].
• Le Figaro is owned by Dassault Group^[9].
• Le Figaro followed Le Gaulois^[10].
• Le Figaro's headquarters location is recorded as 9th arrondissement of Paris^[11].
• Le Figaro's place of publication is recorded as Paris^[12].
• Le Figaro's Commons category is recorded as Le Figaro^[13].
• Le Figaro's language of work or name is recorded as French^[14].
• Le Figaro's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• Le Figaro's country of origin is recorded as France^[16].
• January 15, 1826 marks the founding of Le Figaro^[17].
• Le Figaro began on January 15, 1826^[18].
• Le Figaro's official website is recorded as https://www.lefigaro.fr/^[19].
• Le Figaro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Le Figaro^[20].
• Le Figaro's main subject is information^[21].
• Le Figaro's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+322497'}^[22].
• Le Figaro's political ideology is recorded as conservatism^[23].
• Le Figaro's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le Figaro'}^[24].
• Le Figaro's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Figaro'}^[25].
• Le Figaro's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6621^[26].
• Le Figaro's main Wikidata property is recorded as P10572^[27].

Body

Founding

January 15, 1826 marks the founding of Le Figaro^[17].

Identity

Le Figaro followed Le Gaulois^[10].

Operations

Le Figaro's headquarters location is recorded as 9th arrondissement of Paris^[11].

Ownership

Owners include Robert Hersant^[8], a politician^[28], 1920–1996^[29], of France^[30] and Dassault Group^[9], a corporate group^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1929^[33], headquartered in Paris^[34].

Why It Matters

Le Figaro ranks in the top 8% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]