LE COURRIER CAUCHOIS

What LE COURRIER CAUCHOIS does

Le Courrier Cauchois is a regional French newspaper headquartered in and covering the Pays de Caux area of eastern Normandy (Seine-Maritime department), with a readership footprint spanning more than a dozen communes including Yvetot, Lillebonne, Fécamp, Barentin, Bolbec, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Étretat, Duclair, Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine, Rouen, and Le Havre. The publication operates a hybrid print and digital model with three subscription tiers — Numérique (digital-only at €1 for the first month, then €6.40/month), Intégrale (digital plus weekly paper delivery at €9/month), and Papier (paper-only at €8.80/month) — supplemented by single-issue sales (€4 with postage) through its online kiosk.

The underlying platform is a multi-channel digital publishing system comprising a CMS-driven website (lecourriercauchois.fr), native iOS and Android applications, podcast hosting, a digital newspaper kiosk, and a territory-personalization engine that routes readers to their selected local commune feed. Editorial sourcing is augmented by a network of citizen correspondents across multiple towns, supporting hyperlocal coverage that national and broader regional outlets cannot replicate. Adjacent product lines include a dedicated election results portal (elections.lecourriercauchois.fr, with historical data 2017-2026), a petites annonces classifieds marketplace, a legal notices platform (annonces-legales.lecourriercauchois.fr), a public procurement listings service, and a local business directory (Le Village Cauchois).

Revenue is generated through a combination of recurring consumer subscriptions, unit sales of physical and digital newspaper issues, advertising packages targeting local real estate, automotive, recruitment, and legal-service professionals, general classifieds, and regulated legal-notice and public-tender publication. Physical print production is outsourced to Centre d'Impression (CIPO), and the title is operated within the La News Company group alongside sister regional newspapers, enabling shared digital infrastructure and cross-promotional audience exchange. Le Courrier Cauchois reports a base of 6,200+ paying subscribers, serves its hyperlocal audience of residents, local businesses, and civic institutions, and operates with a 23-person team.

Name

LE COURRIER CAUCHOIS

Legal name

Le Courrier Cauchois

Website

https://lecourriercauchois.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Courrier Cauchois is a regional French newspaper serving the Pays de Caux area of eastern Normandy, providing hyperlocal news across more than a dozen communes via print, digital subscriptions, mobile apps, podcasts, and a citizen correspondent network to 6,200+ subscribers within the La News Company group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Regional news media
• Digital news subscription
• Print newspaper delivery
• Classified advertising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Normandy / Pays de Caux region

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscription: Unlimited digital access to articles, digital newspaper edition, and digital archive. Monthly recurring subscription with the Numérique plan at €1 for the first month then €6.40/month, or Intégrale plan combining digital and paper delivery at €9/month. No commitment required on the digital plan.
2. Paper/Single-Issue Sales: Physical newspaper sold individually at €4 per issue including postage, or as part of the Papier monthly subscription at €8.80/month. Paper issues available through the online kiosk.
3. Single Copy / Unit Sales: One-time purchase of physical newspaper issues at €4 per copy with shipping included.
4. Print and Digital Advertising: Dedicated advertising offerings targeting local businesses including real estate professionals (formulaire-pro-immo), automobile dealers (formulaire-pro-auto), recruitment agencies (formulaire-cabinet-recrutement), legal service providers (mandataire AJL), and general classifieds.
5. Classifieds and Small Ads: Petites annonces platform for private individuals and businesses covering categories including real estate, automobiles, and general classifieds. Also includes legal notices (annonces légales) and public procurement listings (marchés publics).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Le Courrier Cauchois is a regional French newspaper serving the Pays de Caux area in eastern Normandy (Seine-Maritime). It publishes daily local news in both print and digital formats, offering tiered subscriptions (Numérique, Intégrale, Papier), single-issue sales via an online kiosk, podcasts, and ancillary services including classified ads, legal notices, and public tender listings. The publication is part of the La News Company group.

Product overview

Le Courrier Cauchois operates as a unified digital-first regional newspaper platform serving the Normandy region (Pays de Caux, Seine-Maritime). The core offering consists of three subscription tiers (Numérique at 1€/first month then 6.40€/month, Intégrale at 9€/month, and Papier at 8.80€/month) providing digital and/or print access to local news coverage. The platform extends through complementary services including a dedicated election results portal, classified ads marketplace, legal notices platform, public tender listings, podcast content, mobile applications, newsletters, weather service, and sports results. The Kiosque module enables individual issue purchases while Le Village Cauchois provides a local business directory. All offerings are unified under the Le Courrier Cauchois brand and distributed through lecourriercauchois.fr and associated subdomains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Courrier Cauchois - Numérique (Digital Subscription)
• Le Courrier Cauchois - Intégrale Subscription
• Le Courrier Cauchois - Papier (Print Edition)
• Le Courrier Cauchois - Kiosque (Newsstand)
• Le Courrier Cauchois - Podcasts
• Elections.lecourriercauchois.fr
• Petites Annonces (Classified Ads)
• Annonces Légales (Legal Notices)
• Marchés Publics (Public Tenders)
• Le Village Cauchois
• Le Courrier Cauchois Mobile Applications
• Newsletter Service
• Professional Advertising Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La News CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa News Company is the parent/group company that operates Le Courrier Cauchois. The publication is created by La News Company and the website is hosted at lanewscompany.com. This is the core operational and strategic partnership underpinning the newspaper's digital platform and editorial operations.
• La Manche LibreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Manche Libre is a sister regional newspaper title within the La News Company group. Cross-promotional links between the publications appear on the website's news network section, suggesting content sharing and audience exchange within the group of regional French news titles.
• Centre d'Impression (CIPO)minorOthersListed as a print center partner (Centre d'impression) on the announcements/advertisers page (cipo.fr), suggesting the physical printing of the newspaper is outsourced to this partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tendance Ouest: Regional newspaper title within the La News Company portfolio covering western Normandy. Directly comparable business model combining digital subscriptions, paper editions, and local advertising for a defined French regional market.
• Paris-Normandie: Established regional daily newspaper covering Normandy, including overlapping coverage in Seine-Maritime. Directly competes for the same local readership and advertising base in the Rouen/Le Havre geography, though with a broader regional rather than hyperlocal focus.
• La Manche Libre: Sister regional newspaper title within the La News Company group covering the Manche department in Normandy. Directly comparable as a hyperlocal French regional daily with a similar digital subscription, paper, and advertising model serving a defined geographic territory.
• Le Courrier de la Mayenne: Sister regional newspaper within the La News Company group covering the Mayenne department. Highly comparable as a hyperlocal French regional daily with the same digital+paper subscription model and local correspondent-driven content engine.

Broad incumbents

• La Dépêche: Major French regional newspaper group with digital subscription and local advertising offerings. Comparable as a regional news publisher with a multi-revenue model, though operating in a different (southwestern) geography with materially larger scale.
• Ouest-France: The largest regional daily newspaper in France by circulation, with significant geographic overlap in Normandy. Comparable as a regional news publisher with a digital subscription model, though materially larger in scale and broader in geographic coverage.
• France Bleu Normandie: Public radio broadcaster with strong local news coverage in Normandy including Seine-Maritime. Comparable in serving the same local news audience for the same geography, though via broadcast/audio rather than print/digital publishing.

Regional players

• Le Petit Bleu: Regional newspaper covering southwestern France (Lot-et-Garonne). Comparable as a small-scale local French newspaper with digital and paper subscription offerings, though serving a different regional geography than Le Courrier Cauchois.

Emerging players

• 76actu: Digital local news outlet focused specifically on the Seine-Maritime department (76). Directly competes for the same hyperlocal news audience in the Pays de Caux and broader Seine-Maritime geography with a digital-first, free-access model.
• Actu.fr: Digital-first local news network covering multiple French regions including Normandy. Comparable as a hyperlocal news destination targeting the same reader geographies, though operates with a digital-only model and broader multi-region aggregation approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lccauchois
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCG_EcArPQG4JN1Rgk69P0kw
• Facebookfacebook.com/lccauchois
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-courrier-cauchois
• Instagraminstagram.com/lecourriercauchois

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

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

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