Toulouscope

What Toulouscope does

Toulouscope is a hyperlocal digital and print media brand operating as a city guide for Toulouse and the surrounding Occitanie region in southern France. Founded around 2015, it is wholly owned by the regional media conglomerate Groupe Dépêche Du Midi, which also controls La Dépêche, Midi Libre, L'Indépendant, and Centre Presse Aveyron. The company employs approximately 10 people in a small editorial team led by Editor-in-Chief Marie Lebreton, who has held the role for six years. Its content is organized across four main categories: Manger et trinquer (dining), Sortir (going out), Bonnes adresses (good addresses), and S'évader (getaways), covering local restaurants, nightlife, cultural events, exhibits, and weekend destinations in the broader Toulouse region including the Pyrénées, Gers, Ariège, and Tarn.

The product surface consists of a content-rich website (toulouscope.fr) with an archive stretching back to 2015, native iOS and Android mobile applications, a weekly newsletter distributed every Tuesday at noon, and a semi-annual print magazine (at least six issues documented from 2019 through May 2026). The technology stack is a conventional web-based CMS with mobile app front-ends and standard email newsletter infrastructure; there is no disclosed AI, proprietary algorithm, or developer-facing API. Distribution extends to active social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.

Toulouscope monetizes through two primary streams: local advertising and sponsored/partner content (articles labeled 'Ceci est un article partenaire' feature local restaurants, cafés, shops, and event venues), and print magazine sales/subscription. The newsletter is free to subscribers. The company does not publicly disclose revenue, has no external funding rounds, and operates as a brand-level subsidiary within the larger Dépêche Du Midi media group, which provides shared infrastructure, cross-promotion, and corporate backing. Pricing details for the magazine and sponsorship rates are not disclosed in available sources.

Name

Toulouscope

Legal name

Toulouscope

Website

https://toulouscope.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Toulouscope is a hyperlocal city guide for Toulouse and the surrounding Occitanie region in France, covering dining, nightlife, events, and weekend getaways. A subsidiary of Groupe Dépêche Du Midi, it distributes content via website, mobile apps, a weekly newsletter, and a semi-annual print magazine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF)

Keywords

• Local city guide
• Digital media
• Lifestyle content
• Event listings
• Editorial coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Sponsored Content: Local businesses featured in articles and partner content sections. The website hosts sponsored/partner articles (indicated by 'Ceci est un article partenaire' label).
2. Print Magazine: Published print magazine editions (n°1 through n°6 identified in archives), available for purchase or subscription

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Toulouscope is a hyperlocal city guide for Toulouse and the surrounding Occitanie region, producing editorial content on dining, nightlife, events, cultural activities, and getaway destinations. The publication delivers this content through a website, native iOS and Android mobile applications, a weekly email newsletter sent every Tuesday at noon, and a semi-annual print magazine. It operates as part of the Groupe Dépêche Du Midi regional media network and covers Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Ariège, Gers, Tarn, and Pyrénées areas.

Product overview

Toulouscope is a local city guide for Toulouse and surrounding areas (Occitanie region, including Pyrénées destinations), operated by Groupe Dépêche Du Midi. The offering consists of a website platform (toulouscope.fr) providing continuous coverage of local events, restaurants, activities, good addresses, and getaways; a print magazine published several times per year featuring local culture and lifestyle content; a weekly email newsletter; and a mobile application for iOS and Android. The platform organizes content across main categories: Manger et trinquer (food and drink), Sortir (going out), Bonnes adresses (good addresses), and S'évader (getaways), covering Toulouse, the surrounding region, and day-trip destinations in the Pyrénées, Gers, and Ariège.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Magazine Toulouscope: Periodic print magazine featuring local cultural content, events, and restaurant guides

Products and services

• Toulouscope Website The main digital city guide platform providing local news, event listings, restaurant recommendations, activities, and good addresses for Toulouse and surrounding areas. Organized into main content categories: Manger et trinquer (food and drink), Sortir (going out), Bonnes adresses (good addresses), and S'évader (getaways).
• Toulouscope Magazine Periodic print magazine featuring local culture, restaurants, events, and Toulouse lifestyle content. Published semi-annually and available for purchase or subscription.
• Toulouscope Newsletter Free weekly email newsletter sent every Tuesday at noon featuring the best of Toulouse including good addresses, outings, activities, and news.
• Toulouscope Mobile Application Mobile application available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store for accessing city guide content on smartphones and tablets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Archive spanning 2015-2026 with continuous content production

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Groupe La Dépêche Du MidicoreOthersToulouscope is a publication under the Groupe Dépêche Du Midi media group, sharing infrastructure and cross-promotion with sister publications including La Dépêche, Midi Libre, L'Indépendant, Centre Presse Aveyron, and others.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Eater: Restaurant-focused media outlet covering dining scenes in multiple U.S. cities with editorial coverage, newsletters, and local events. Comparable to Toulouscope's restaurant-discovery and local gastronomy editorial focus.
• The Infatuation: Restaurant- and lifestyle-focused digital city guide with editorial reviews, newsletters, and event content. Closely mirrors Toulouscope's dining-first editorial positioning and sponsored-content revenue model.
• Sortir à Paris: Paris-focused city guide covering restaurants, events, exhibitions, and outings with editorial content and a newsletter. Directly comparable business model to Toulouscope, though operating in a much larger metro.
• Time Out: Global city guide brand covering restaurants, nightlife, culture, and events across major cities. Most directly comparable business model to Toulouscope's editorial-led local discovery and advertising-supported format.

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor: Global platform for restaurant, attraction, and event reviews. Competes with Toulouscope for both audience attention on local discovery and SMB advertising budgets, but at vastly larger scale.
• Télérama: French cultural listings and recommendation media covering events, restaurants, exhibitions, and outings. Comparable curation-led discovery format, though operating at national scale.
• Côté Maison: French lifestyle and local discovery media brand covering cities including regional editions. Comparable editorial style and local-recommendation positioning, though broader than Toulouse-specific.
• Le Petit Futé: Established French publisher of city and regional travel guides in print and digital formats. Comparable as a French local discovery and recommendation media brand, but with national rather than hyperlocal focus.
• La Dépêche du Midi: Parent publication of Groupe Dépêche Du Midi covering the Toulouse region with news, culture, and lifestyle content. Comparable regional editorial voice, but with broader news coverage rather than lifestyle focus.

Emerging players

• CityCrunch: French digital city guide with editorial newsletters and curated local content in multiple French cities. Closely aligned with Toulouscope's editorial-led hyperlocal model and audience engagement approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Toulouscope.fr
• Instagraminstagram.com/toulouscope.fr
• Pinterestpinterest.com/toulouscope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/toulouscope

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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