Le Patriote

Name

Le Patriote

Legal name

Le Patriote Beaujolais Val de Saône

Website

https://lepatriote.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Regional press coverage
• Legal announcement publishing
• Print newspaper subscriptions
• Digital local news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Villefranche-sur-Saône

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: The newspaper generates revenue through paid subscriptions for both paper and digital formats. Subscribers can access weekly issues in their preferred format.
2. Advertising: Local businesses advertise in the newspaper across various sections including sports, events, local news, and classifieds.
3. Legal Announcements (Annonces Légales): Le Patriote is authorized (habilité) to publish legal announcements, a statutory requirement for companies in France. This service is offered through the Legal2Digital platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Le Patriote Beaujolais Val de Saône publishes a weekly local newspaper covering regional news, sports, justice, events, and Beaujolais-area affairs, available in print and digital formats. The publication is authorized to publish legal announcements (annonces légales) on behalf of businesses and legal professionals, and distributes content through the mesinfos.fr website and mobile application. Subscription-based readership and advertising form the core commercial offering.

Product overview

Le Patriote Beaujolais is a weekly local newspaper serving the Beaujolais Val de Saône region in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, published in both print and digital formats. The publication operates as part of the Legal2digital network and is authorized to publish legal announcements. The digital platform mesinfos offers complementary services including legal notices publishing, public auctions, government procurement listings, administrative notices, and citizen consultations, creating an integrated local information and civic services ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Patriote Beaujolais Val de Saône Newspaper Weekly print and digital newspaper covering local news, sports, justice, events, and Beaujolais regional content for residents of the Beaujolais Val de Saône area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• mesinfos Mobile Application Mobile application available on iOS and Android providing real-time local news alerts, notifications, and content consumption for users in the Beaujolais Val de Saône region and surrounding areas.
• Annonces Légales (Legal Announcements Service) Paid legal announcement publishing service authorized under French press regulations, enabling businesses, legal professionals, and organizations to publish required statutory notices through the Legal2Digital platform (monannonce.legal2digital.fr).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Legal2DigitalcoreOthersLe Patriote Beaujolais is a brand of Legal2Digital, a leading company in the publication of legal announcements (annonces légales) in France. The newspaper operates as part of the Legal2Digital media network, which includes multiple regional publications across France.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Regional players

• Le Bien Public: Regional daily covering Côte-d'Or in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Comparable regional press model with print + digital subscriptions and legal-announcement authorization, though serving an adjacent rather than overlapping geography.
• L'Est Républicain: Regional daily in eastern France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) with comparable print + digital subscription model and legal-announcement publishing activity. Similar territory tier though non-overlapping geography.

Broad incumbents

• Ouest-France: France's largest regional daily by circulation. Operates the same print-plus-digital subscription model at significantly larger scale, serving as a benchmark for regional newspaper economics.
• La Voix du Nord: Major French regional daily with a similar print + digital + legal announcements mix. Comparable in business model though it serves northern France rather than Le Patriote's territory.
• La Montagne: Regional daily covering the Auvergne area of the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Operates with a comparable model of local news, subscriptions, advertising, and authorized legal announcements.
• Le Télégramme de Brest: Major French regional daily with a hybrid print + digital + subscription model that mirrors Le Patriote's GTM. Comparable in business design though operating at much larger scale in Brittany.
• Sud Ouest: Large French regional daily with print + digital subscriptions, local advertising, and ancillary services. Comparable broad regional-press business model though geographically distant from Le Patriote.

Direct peers

• Le Progrès: Major regional daily newspaper based in Lyon covering the broader Rhône-Alpes area including Beaujolais. Directly competes with Le Patriote for advertising, readership, and classifieds across overlapping geographies.
• Le Dauphiné Libéré: Regional daily covering Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with overlapping coverage of the Beaujolais Val de Saône area. Competes for both local subscribers and SMB advertising in the same department.
• Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire: Regional daily newspaper covering the neighboring Saône-et-Loire department with a similar mix of news, sports, and legal announcements. Comparable business model and authorized legal-announcement status.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-patriote

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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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