Le Mensuel Magazine

Name

Le Mensuel Magazine

Legal name

SAS CREAMANIA

Website

https://le-mensuel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle & Cultural Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

Keywords

• Regional cultural magazine
• Event calendar listings
• Lifestyle publication
• Tourism guides
• Cultural journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Callian

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Magazine Publishing: Le Mensuel generates revenue primarily through advertising and editorial partnerships with local businesses, events, restaurants, hotels, and cultural venues in the Côte d'Azur region. The magazine features sponsored content, event listings, and partner spotlights.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Mensuel is a regional cultural and lifestyle magazine covering events, concerts, theater, cinema, gastronomy, exhibitions, and leisure activities across the Côte d'Azur (Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Monaco). It publishes a print magazine with a digital PDF edition and maintains a WordPress-based website featuring editorial articles, an event calendar, and a directory of local partner businesses. The publication also produces weekly 'Top Sorties' television segments in partnership with BFM Nice Côte d'Azur.

Product overview

Le Mensuel Magazine is a digital-first cultural and lifestyle publication serving the Côte d'Azur region. The core offering consists of the digital website featuring editorial articles, interviews, and event listings, complemented by a PDF version of the print magazine. The platform includes a comprehensive events calendar, a partners directory of local businesses and venues, and thematic tourism guides covering Var, Alpes-Maritimes, and Monaco. A notable partnership feature is the BFM Top Sorties broadcast replay section showcasing weekly television segments produced in collaboration with BFM Nice Côte d'Azur.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BFM Nice Côte d'AzurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Mensuel produces weekly content for BFM Nice Côte d'Azur's 'Top Sorties' segment, featuring cultural events, interviews with artists, and recommendations for outings in the Côte d'Azur region. This partnership provides media exposure and cross-promotion.
• Les Sérénissimes de l'Humour (Monaco)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured partner event - comedy festival held at Grimaldi Forum Monaco.
• Les Nuits de Robinson (Mandelieu)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured partner - summer theater event series at Théâtre Robinson in Mandelieu.
• Festival du Court-Métrage de FréjusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured partner - short film festival in Fréjus with screenings and industry encounters.
• Le Grand Jardin FayenceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured partner - cultural venue in Fayence offering antique shows, art exhibitions, and summer village events.
• Palais Nikaia NiceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured partner - major concert venue near Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
• La Plagette (Saint-Aygulf)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeach club partner featuring dining and leisure services.
• CreamaniacoreOthersCommunication agency that owns and publishes Le Mensuel magazine. Present at Cannes, Fréjus, and Callian, providing graphic design, printing, signage, promotional items, and photo/video services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nice-Matin: Dominant regional daily newspaper covering the Alpes-Maritimes and Côte d'Azur. It competes directly with Le Mensuel for the same local reader attention and local advertising budgets, while also covering cultural events, restaurants, and outings — the same editorial verticals as Le Mensuel.
• Var-Matin: Regional daily (part of the Nice-Matin group) covering the Var department — the same Var territory that Le Mensuel targets. It is a directly comparable regional news and lifestyle outlet fighting for local advertisers and cultural-event coverage.
• Monaco-Matin: Monaco-focused daily newspaper from the same Nice-Matin group, covering events, dining, and cultural life in Monaco — a core geographic pillar for Le Mensuel. It is a directly comparable regional publication with overlapping advertising inventory.

Regional players

• Sortir à Paris: Paris-focused cultural event listings and outing guide covering concerts, theater, dining, and leisure — the same editorial format as Le Mensuel but anchored in the Paris region rather than the Côte d'Azur. Useful comparator for the regional event-magazine model.
• The Riviera Times: English-language lifestyle and culture magazine covering the French Riviera and Monaco. It targets an overlapping expatriate and tourist audience for cultural, dining, and event coverage on the Côte d'Azur, complementing Le Mensuel's francophone readership.

Broad incumbents

• La Provence: Major regional daily covering the broader Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region including Var and parts of Alpes-Maritimes. It is a larger incumbent whose cultural, dining, and event coverage overlaps with Le Mensuel but extends well beyond the Côte d'Azur.
• Le Petit Futé: Established French tourism and leisure guide publisher with a strong presence across France including the Côte d'Azur. Its curated restaurant, outing, and event recommendations directly mirror Le Mensuel's value proposition, but at national scale.
• Tripadvisor: Global platform aggregating restaurants, attractions, and experiences with strong user-generated coverage of the Côte d'Azur. It competes with Le Mensuel for both reader attention on local outings and a share of local business marketing budgets.
• Time Out France: International cultural listings and lifestyle media brand with French editions focused on cultural events, dining, and entertainment. It targets the same cultural-enthusiast reader as Le Mensuel but at a global/Paris scale and with significantly larger resources.

Others

• France 3 Côte d'Azur: Regional public broadcaster covering the same Var, Alpes-Maritimes, and Monaco territory with cultural programming, event promotion, and local news. It is both a potential partnership counterparty and an indirect competitor for cultural-event audience attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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