L'Hebdo

What L'Hebdo does

L'Hebdo is a weekly regional newspaper covering the Aveyron department in southern France, published by the privately held French company SAS PRESS HEBDO out of its headquarters at 132 rue des Vanniers, Parc d'activités Bel Air 2, Rodez. The publication targets local residents of the Aveyron region who seek coverage of local politics, community affairs, and regional representatives that is not provided by national media outlets. As of July 2026, the newspaper had reached Numéro 965, indicating sustained weekly publication over many years, and offers an archive of more than 232 issues available for individual purchase.

The product portfolio is narrow and centered on a single weekly edition delivered in both print and PDF digital formats. Distribution follows a hybrid model: physical copies are sold every Friday at newsstands ('marchands de journaux') across the region, while a WordPress-based e-commerce storefront on l-hebdo.com handles direct digital sales and annual subscription sign-ups. Pricing is tiered by geographic proximity — €99/year for Rodez, €109/year for Aveyron, and €119/year for other French departments — with single issues priced at €1.70 (current) or €1.35 (archived). Subscriptions are explicitly non-auto-renewing ('pas de tacite reconduction'), indicating a manual, relationship-driven renewal motion.

The underlying technology is minimal: a WordPress website with an e-commerce plugin serves as the digital sales and subscription platform, with no proprietary systems, mobile app, API, or data integrations disclosed. The business is operated by a small team of 1–10 individuals, with only two named team members — Philippe Angles as Director of Publication and Gérard Galtier in editorial — suggesting a lean editorial and operational structure. Revenue is generated entirely from single-copy sales, annual subscriptions, and likely ancillary legal-announcement advertising; no external investors, partnerships, acquisitions, or funding rounds are disclosed. A pending renewal of the French press publication authorization is the company's primary regulatory dependency.

Name

L'Hebdo

Legal name

SAS PRESS HEBDO

Website

https://l-hebdo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

L'Hebdo is a privately held weekly regional newspaper serving the Aveyron department of France, published in Rodez by SAS PRESS HEBDO. It delivers local news in print and PDF to individual subscribers and newsstand buyers, with no enterprise or digital-native competitors in its core vertical.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper
• Weekly publication
• Local journalism
• Print newspaper
• News subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Rodez

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Single Copy Sales: Individual newspaper issues sold at newsstands and via website PDF downloads. Current issue priced at €1.70, older issues at €1.35.
2. Annual Subscriptions: Yearly subscription model with tiered pricing based on geographic proximity to Rodez: €99/year for Rodez area, €109/year for Aveyron, €119/year for other French departments. No tacite reconduction (automatic renewal).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

L'Hebdo is a weekly regional newspaper covering Aveyron, France, published every Friday with local news, politics, community affairs and regional representatives' coverage. It is available in physical print at newsstands throughout the region and as PDF digital downloads via its WordPress-based online shop, with an archive of 230+ past issues available for purchase and an annual subscription service for home delivery.

Product overview

L'Hebdo is a single-product regional newspaper, published by SAS PRESS HEBDO, focused on local news in Aveyron, France. The product portfolio consists of the core L'Hebdo newspaper (available as physical print and digital PDF editions) and an annual subscription service for home delivery. All products center on the same weekly publication, with the shop offering access to current and archived issues in PDF format.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L'Hebdo Weekly Newspaper (Print & PDF) Weekly regional newspaper covering local Aveyron news, politics, community affairs and regional representatives, available in print at newsstands and as PDF downloads via the online shop.
• L'Hebdo Annual Subscription Annual subscription delivering L'Hebdo weekly with tiered pricing by geographic zone: €99/year for Rodez, €109/year for Aveyron, €119/year for other French departments. No automatic renewal after the one-year term.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupe EBRA: Regional press group controlling multiple French regional dailies (including Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, Le Dauphiné Libéré, Le Bien Public). Comparable as a multi-title regional press operator and potential consolidator for independent regional titles.
• Ouest-France: France's largest regional newspaper by circulation, based in western France. Comparable as an established French regional press title with print and digital distribution, but operating at national-leading scale in a different geography.
• Le Progrès: Regional daily newspaper based in Lyon covering the Rhône-Alpes region. Comparable French regional press title with established subscription model and local news positioning, serving a different but structurally similar regional market.
• La Dépêche du Midi: Major regional daily newspaper based in Toulouse covering the broader Occitanie region, including Aveyron. Comparable as a French regional press incumbent with paid subscription model, though operating at much larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• La Voix du Nord: Major regional newspaper in northern France with subscription-based digital and print operations. Comparable as a French regional press title with strong local-news positioning, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Midi Libre: Regional daily newspaper covering the Languedoc area of southern France. Comparable French regional press incumbent with subscription/digital model, though serving a different and larger geographic market.
• Groupe Centre France: Regional media group owning multiple local titles including Centre Presse Aveyron. Comparable as a regional press operator with portfolio of local newspapers across central France, representing a likely consolidator profile for small independent titles like L'Hebdo.

Direct peers

• Centre Presse Aveyron: Regional newspaper covering Aveyron department, owned by Groupe Centre France. Directly competes with L'Hebdo for the same Aveyron readership and local advertising market, serving the same local-news niche with a similar weekly cadence.

Others

• La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest:

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lenouvelhebdo
• Facebookfacebook.com/nouvelhebdo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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