Courrier de L'Ouest

Angers, Pays de la Loire, FranceFrench

Courrier de l'Ouest is a major French regional daily newspaper headquartered in Angers, serving the Maine-et-Loire and Deux-Sèvres departments. Established in 1944, it is part of the SIPA - Ouest-France media group. The publication provides comprehensive local news, cultural features, and international reports for a broad regional audience.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN FRANCE

Characterized by strong partisan roots and a tradition of intellectual commentary, the national newspaper market relies on a core group of historic dailies. Le Monde stands out as the foremost centre-left publication, widely respected for its in-depth international coverage. Its primary conservative counterpart, Le Figaro, is the oldest continuously published daily, founded in 1826. Further left is Liberation, famously co-founded by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1973, while Les Echos dominates financial reporting. Beyond these centralized Parisian titles, a massive regional press operates across the provinces, spearheaded by Ouest-France, which holds the largest overall circulation nationwide. Paperboy indexes 98 French newspapers — browse the full directory below.