La Lozère Nouvelle

What La Lozère Nouvelle does

La Lozère Nouvelle is a French regional weekly newspaper founded in November 1944 and published without interruption for over 80 years, serving primarily the Lozère department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The publication is operated by C.I.V.A.P. LOZÈRE NOUVELLE, a nonprofit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Mende, with a small core team of approximately 16 employees (including 6 journalists) supplemented by more than 200 local correspondents. Its content is distributed via a weekly print edition (~15,000 copies/week as of 2020) plus a complementary digital platform (lalozerenouvelle.com) offering articles, videos, and podcasts produced in partnership with RCF Lozère radio.

The company runs a dual-channel business model combining retail print sales with tiered digital subscriptions: a digital-only "Numérique" plan at €8 per month (or €72/year) and an integrated print-plus-digital "Intégrale" plan at €72 per year, both transacted through a self-serve digital kiosk. Supplementary revenue streams include advertising from local SMBs and regulated legal-announcement publishing (annonces légales) operated through a dedicated platform. The newspaper is a member of the PHR (Presse hebdomadaire Régionale) union and adheres to a Christian-values editorial line, with deep vertical coverage of local society, health, agriculture, politics, education, sports, culture, and environment across Lozère's principal population centers (Mende, Marvejols, Langogne, Saint-Chély-d'Apcher, Florac, Villefort).

Technically, the operation is a relatively conventional web-publishing stack: a CMS-driven website, social-media distribution (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok), email newsletters, and a digital newsstand, with no proprietary technology, AI features, mobile applications, or public APIs disclosed. Leadership is anchored by Michel Peytavin as Directeur de publication, and the legal entity carries a small declared capital social of €82,170, consistent with the publication's nonprofit association structure.

Name

La Lozère Nouvelle

Legal name

C.I.V.A.P. LOZÈRE NOUVELLE

Website

https://lalozerenouvelle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Lozère Nouvelle is a French regional weekly newspaper (founded 1944) operated by a nonprofit association, serving Lozère department readers via print (~15,000 copies/week) and digital subscriptions, supported by 200+ local correspondents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAB

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper publishing
• Local news journalism
• Weekly print publication
• Digital news subscription
• Community news coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Mende

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Print newspaper sales: Weekly print newspaper distributed across Lozère and neighboring departments, everywhere in France and even abroad. Average circulation of 15,000 copies per week as of 2020.
2. Digital subscriptions: Subscription-based digital access offering unlimited articles, digital version of the newspaper, and weekly home delivery. Two tiers: Numérique (8€/month) and Intégrale (72€/year).
3. Legal announcements: The newspaper publishes legal notices (annonces légales) as a supplementary revenue stream through a dedicated platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La Lozère Nouvelle is a weekly regional newspaper published without interruption since November 1944, covering local news, sports, culture, politics, and events for the Lozère department of France. It distributes 15,000 print copies weekly and operates a complementary digital platform offering unlimited articles, video content, and podcasts (in partnership with RCF Lozère radio), with paid digital and integrated print+digital subscriptions available.

Product overview

La Lozère Nouvelle is a traditional regional weekly newspaper published since November 1944, primarily serving the Lozère department in southern France. The company operates a single unified news brand with a dual-channel distribution model: a print weekly newspaper and a complementary digital news website offering continuous updates, video content, and podcasts in partnership with RCF Lozère radio. Subscription offerings include a digital-only tier (€8/month or €72/year) and an integrated print+digital package (€72/year).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Lozère Nouvelle Weekly Newspaper (Print Edition) Weekly print newspaper covering local news, sports, politics, culture, and events for the Lozère region of France; published continuously since November 1944 with an average circulation of 15,000 copies per week distributed across Lozère, neighboring departments, France, and abroad.
• La Lozère Nouvelle Digital Edition Digital version of the weekly newspaper accessible via the online kiosk, featuring the digital newspaper edition, articles, videos, and podcasts in partnership with RCF Lozère radio.
• La Lozère Nouvelle Website News website complementing the weekly print edition with continuous news updates, local coverage, video content, and podcasts produced in partnership with RCF Lozère radio.
• Digital Subscription (Numérique) Digital-only subscription offering unlimited article access and the digital version of the newspaper for €8 per month or €72 per year.
• Intégrale Subscription (Print + Digital) Full annual subscription offering unlimited article access, digital newspaper version, and weekly print home delivery for €72 per year.
• Legal Announcements (Annonces Légales) Paid publication of legal notices (annonces légales) via a dedicated online platform operated by La Lozère Nouvelle, serving local businesses and individuals with regulatory publication requirements.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RCF LozèrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with radio RCF Lozère for the production and distribution of podcasts. The newspaper site contains articles, videos, and podcasts created in partnership with RCF Lozère, extending their content reach through audio format.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Midi Libre: Midi Libre is the long-established regional daily newspaper serving the Occitanie region (including Lozère's neighboring departments). It is comparable to La Lozère Nouvelle as the dominant regional press player in the same macro geography, with overlapping coverage of Lozère news but a much broader territorial remit.
• Le Progrès: Le Progrès is a major regional daily newspaper based in Lyon covering eastern France. It is comparable as a French regional press incumbent operating a hybrid print + digital subscription model for local and regional news audiences.
• La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest: La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest is a major regional daily newspaper covering central-western France. It is comparable as an established French regional press title operating a print + digital subscription model across a multi-department territory similar in structure to La Lozère Nouvelle's reach.
• La Montagne: La Montagne is the regional daily newspaper serving the Massif Central area adjacent to Lozère (Aurillac, Clermont-Ferrand). It is comparable as a regional incumbent covering similar rural/proximity territory with the same weekly print-plus-digital subscription model.
• La République du Centre: La République du Centre is a regional daily newspaper serving the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is comparable as a long-established French regional press outlet with parallel weekly print editions, digital subscriptions, and local advertising business.
• La Dépêche du Midi: La Dépêche du Midi is the major regional daily newspaper based in Toulouse covering the wider Occitanie/Midi-Pyrénées area. It is comparable as another broad regional incumbent whose coverage area overlaps Lozère and competes for regional advertising and reader attention.

Regional players

• La Manche Libre: La Manche Libre is a regional weekly newspaper (PHR member) serving the Manche department in Normandy, directly comparable to La Lozère Nouvelle as a fellow PHR weekly local press title (and notably the archive system powering lalozerenouvelle.com references La Manche Libre infrastructure).

Direct peers

• Le Petit Bleu du Lot-et-Garonne: Le Petit Bleu is a PHR-affiliated regional weekly newspaper covering a single rural French department (Lot-et-Garonne). It is directly comparable to La Lozère Nouvelle as a peer weekly local press title with the same proximity-journalism positioning, print+digital subscription model, and small-town readership.
• L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire: L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire is a regional weekly newspaper serving the Haute-Loire department, a direct neighbor of Lozère. It is a directly comparable PHR weekly local press title with similar rural proximity journalism model and audience.
• Centre Presse: Centre Presse is a regional weekly newspaper (PHR member) serving the Aveyron department, directly comparable to La Lozère Nouvelle as a fellow PHR-affiliated weekly local press title with the same print+digital subscription structure and rural French readership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lalozerenouvelle1944
• Facebookfacebook.com/lozerenouvelle
• Instagraminstagram.com/lozerenouvelle
• TikToktiktok.com/@lalozerenouvelle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-loz%C3%A8re-nouvelle

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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