Editing Le Figaro (section)

== Le Figaro Group ==
''Le Figaro'' formed the [[Groupe Figaro]] (a subsidiary of the [[Marcel Dassault Industrial Group]]). The former company, [[Socpresse]], which was dismantled in 2005, officially became Dassault Media (Figaro Group) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.olivierdassault.fr/edito.php |title=Olivier Dassault: The Journey, Professional Career |year=2011 |website=olivierdassault.fr }}.</ref>

=== The Daily ''Le Figaro'' and Its Supplements ===
The newspaper was accompanied by two daily supplements: ''[[Le Figaro Économie]]'', since 1984, printed on [[Salmon (color)|salmon-colored paper]], and ''Le Figaro et vous'', since 2005, dedicated to culture and lifestyle.

Additionally:
* The [[Monday]] edition was accompanied by a tabloid-format supplement, ''[[Le Figaro Réussir]]'', as well as 4 special "Health" pages since February 2010.
* The [[Tuesday]] edition was accompanied by an 8-page supplement, ''[[New York Times]]''.
* The [[Wednesday]] edition, in addition to the usual four sections, included the ''[[Le Figaro Étudiant]]'' section and was accompanied in [[Île-de-France]] by a supplement on entertainment and leisure, ''[[Le Figaroscope]]''.
* The [[Thursday]] edition was accompanied by an 8-page supplement, ''[[Le Figaro Littéraire]]''.
* The [[Friday]] and [[Saturday]] editions optionally included more voluminous magazine-type supplements: ''[[Le Figaro Magazine]]'', ''[[Madame Figaro]]'', and ''[[TV Magazine]]''.

=== Other Supplements, Sections, and Titles ===
* ''[[Le Figaro Patrimoine]]'' was a monthly supplement of ''Le Figaro''.
* ''[[Le Figaro Étudiant]]'' was a monthly supplement of ''Le Figaro''.
* ''F, l'art de vivre du Figaro'' (formerly ''Almaviva'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read F, l'art de vivre online |url=http://kiosque.lefigaro.fr/f-art-de-vivre |website=Le Kiosque Figaro Digital |access-date=2020-06-09}}.</ref> was a supplement of ''Le Figaro'' published six times a year (September, October, November, March, April, May) since September 2015.
* ''Figaro plus'' was a thematic supplement (sports or others) published irregularly;
* ''Le Figaro demain''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/demain | title=Figaro demain }}</ref> was an irregularly published supplement;
* ''Paris Chic'' was a section of about thirty pages offering a selection of articles from the "Et vous" section, dedicated to lifestyle and the Figaroscope, aimed at wealthy Chinese visitors in Paris.
* The Figaro Group relaunched the title ''[[Jours de France]]'', specializing in celebrity news and European royal families. It first appeared as a website in 2011, then as a quarterly print magazine from August 7, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.offremedia.com/voir-article/le-groupe-figaro-relance-le-magazine-jours-de-france-avec-une-periodicite-trimestrielle-/newsletter_id=169184/ |title=The Figaro Group Relaunches the Jours de France Magazine with Quarterly Frequency |date=2013-07-23 |website=offremedia.com}}.</ref>
* Every week, a volume of the "essentials" of the [[Encyclopædia Universalis]] was sold as a supplement on Tuesdays, with the first volume being free. This [[encyclopedia]] contained 6,000 articles, 17,000 ''notices,'' and 200,000 links.

=== Online Edition, ''lefigaro.fr'' ===
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{{Infobox website
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| logo =
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| type = Online Newspaper
| founded = 1999
| headquarters = [[Paris]], [[Île-de-France]]
| location_country = France
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The online newspaper's address has been ''lefigaro.fr'' since 1999.

In January 2010, ''lefigaro.fr'' introduced features reserved for subscribers.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2009/08/11/04002-20090811ARTFIG00221-lefigarofr-lance-l-espace-premium-pour-ses-abonnes-.php "Official announcement of the launch of the premium offer at the beginning of 2010"].</ref> Access to archived articles was also made available for a fee. In September 2011, the newspaper launched an online wine magazine. In February 2014, [[#FigaroVox|FigaroVox]], a platform for debates and ideas, was launched.<ref>[http://www.cbnews.fr/medias/figaro-vox-place-aux-debats-didees-a1010519 Thierry Wojciak, "Figaro Vox: a platform for debates and ideas," ''CBS News'', February 3, 2014].</ref><ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2014/02/03/20004-20140203ARTFIG00346-le-figaro-lance-la-plate-forme-de-debats-figarovox.php Alexandre Debouté, "Le Figaro launches the debate platform FigaroVox," ''Le Figaro'', February 3, 2014].</ref>

In 2008, ''Le Figaro'' became the leading news site on the Internet according to Internet audience data published by [[Nielsen Company|Nielsen]] [[Médiamétrie]]/[[Nielsen Ratings|NetRatings]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=M.-C. B. |title=Lefigaro.fr, the leading general news site |journal=Le Figaro |date=2008-07-16 |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2008/07/16/04002-20080716ARTFIG00019-lefigarofr-premier-site-d-information-generaliste-.php |access-date=2020-06-09}}.</ref> On November 17, 2011, the site was awarded the title of "Best Mobile Media" for the second time at the 2011 Mobile Internet Trophies.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Le Figaro.fr "Best Mobile Media" |journal=Le Figaro |date=2011-11-18 |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2011/11/18/97002-20111118FILWWW00579-le-figarofr-meilleur-media-sur-mobile.php |access-date=2020-06-09}}.</ref> In 2013, it was still ranked as the leading French online press site in France.<ref>Benjamin Ferran, [http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2013/11/05/01007-20131105ARTFIG00557-le-figaro-redessine-son-site-internet-pour-mieux-raconter-l-actualite.php "Le Figaro redesigns its website to better tell the news"], in ''Le Figaro'', "Economy" section, Wednesday, November 6, 2013, page 27.</ref> In November of the same year, it broke the record of 11 million unique visitors on a French news website.<ref>Enguérand Renault, [http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2014/01/01/01007-20140101ARTFIG00078-record-d-audience-pour-le-site-du-figaro.php "Audience record for the ''Figaro'' website"], "Economy" section, Thursday, January 2, 2014, p. 24.</ref>

On April 13, 2015, Figaro Premium was launched, a paid offer (€9.90 per month initially, increasing to €15; free for newspaper subscribers). It provided access to all articles from ''Le Figaro'' and its related magazines in a more comfortable reading format with minimal advertising, available from 10 p.m. the evening before the print publication. At this stage, digital activities represented 25% of the group's revenue and 22% of advertising revenue. Various platforms were simultaneously created: Scan Politique, Scan Sport, Scan TV, Figaro Immobilier, Figaro Jardin, and recently, Scan Éco.<ref>Chloé Woitier, [http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2015/04/10/20004-20150410ARTFIG00389-le-figaro-premium-arrive-lundi.php "Le Figaro Premium arrives Monday"], ''Le Figaro'', Saturday 11 / Sunday 12 April 2015, p. 24.</ref>

The number of digital subscribers grew rapidly. In 2017, ''Le Figaro'' had 80,000 digital subscribers, in addition to 70,000 subscribers to both print and digital editions.<ref name="BFMBusiness">{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Le Monde and Le Figaro join forces in online advertising |url=http://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/entreprise/le-monde-et-le-figaro-s-allient-dans-la-pub-en-ligne-1211336.html |website=bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com |access-date=2017-07-20}}.</ref> In 2019, it was among the 50 most visited sites in France<ref>[https://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/FR Top sites in France] - Alexa Rank</ref> and had 130,000 digital subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Goodbye Le Figaro.fr, hello Le Figaro|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/adieu-le-figaro-fr-bonjour-le-figaro-20191009|website=Le Figaro.fr|date=2019-10-09|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> The milestone of 200,000 website subscribers was reached in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |first=Alexandre |last=Debouté |title=Le Figaro reaches 200,000 digital subscribers |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/le-figaro-franchit-le-cap-des-200-000-abonnes-numeriques-20201103 |website=Le Figaro.fr |date=2020-11-03 |access-date=2020-11-16}}</ref>

A study conducted in early 2020 by a cybersecurity company indicated that the personal data of the newspaper's website subscribers had been exposed on an unprotected server.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Damien Leloup |title=Personal data of thousands of ''Figaro'' readers exposed on a server |journal=Le Monde.fr |date=2020-04-30 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2020/04/30/les-donnees-personnelles-de-milliers-de-lecteurs-du-figaro-exposees-sur-un-serveur_6038227_4408996.html |access-date=2020-04-30 }}</ref> In July 2021, the [[Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (France)|National Commission for Informatics and Liberties]] fined ''Le Figaro'' €50,000 for installing third-party [[Cookie (computer science)|cookies]] without users' consent, in violation of the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr-FR |first=Molly |last=Killeen |title=Le Figaro fined 50,000 euros for GDPR violation |url=https://www.euractiv.fr/section/medias/news/le-figaro-publisher-fined-e50000-for-gdpr-violation/ |website=euractiv.fr |date=2021-07-30 |access-date=2021-08-01}}.</ref>

==== FigaroVox ====
FigaroVox is an online section of ''figaro.fr'' created in 2014 by [[Alexis Brézet]], a former journalist at ''[[Valeurs actuelles]]'' (from 1987 to 2000),<ref name=Monde>{{Cite journal|language=fr|title=How "Le Figaro" covers UMP affairs|journal=Le Monde.fr|date=2014-03-19|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/03/19/le-figaro-journal-de-droite-face-aux-affaires-de-l-ump_4385874_823448.html|access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref> "holding a very right-wing line",<ref name="FigaroVoxrue89"/> on the advice of [[Patrick Buisson]],<ref>{{Cite book|language=fr|author=[[Ariane Chemin]]|author2=[[Vanessa Schneider]]|title=Le mauvais génie|location=Paris|publisher=[[Librairie Arthème Fayard|Fayard]]|year=2015 |isbn=978-2-213-68664-6}}.</ref> a figure associated with Nicolas Sarkozy's shift to the far right in 2012.<ref name=Monde/> FigaroVox was an extension of the "debates and opinions" pages of the print daily on [[Internet]];<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|language=French|title=At FigaroVox, multiple voices debate|url=http://www.causeur.fr/figarovox-tremolet-villers-figaro-38165.html|website=causeur.fr|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=December 26, 2016}}.</ref> appearing on the homepage of Figaro's website, FigaroVox articles accentuated the political character of this daily.<ref name=Monde/> The journalists contributing to FigaroVox were positioned at the crossroads of the right, practicing Catholicism, and the "[[Nouveaux réactionnaires (France)|new reactionaries]]".<ref> RAISON DU CLEUZIOU Yann, "An Inverse Rally? The Neo-Republican Discourse of the Right Since the Manif pour tous," ''Mil neuf cent. Revue d'histoire intellectuelle'', 2016/1 (n° 34), pp. 125-148. DOI: 10.3917/mnc.034.0125. URL: https://www-cairn-info.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/revue-mil-neuf-cent-2016-1-page-125.htm </ref> FigaroVox was led by [[Vincent Trémolet de Villers]], who co-authored a book on [[La Manif pour tous]] (''And France Awoke. An Investigation into the Revolution of Values'').<ref name=Monde/> It was edited by Alexandre Devecchio, a former journalist for the site [[Atlantico]].<ref name=Monde/> Its contributors included [[Maxime Tandonnet]], a former advisor on immigration to Nicolas Sarkozy, and [[Gilles-William Goldnadel]], an attorney for [[Patrick Buisson]].<ref name=Monde/>

FigaroVox's preferred themes were "the decline of the republican school, poorly controlled [[immigration]], and [[Islam]] as the primary threat to national identity".<ref name="FigaroVoxrue89"/>

Sociologist [[Philippe Corcuff]] considered FigaroVox an "ultraconservative" section.<ref>{{Cite book|language=fr|first1=Philippe|last1=Corcuff|title=The Great Confusion: How the Far-Right Wins the Battle of Ideas?|publisher=Textuel|date=2021-03-10 |isbn=978-2-84597-855-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfgZEAAAQBAJ&dq=figarovox+extr%C3%AAme-droite&pg=PT305|access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref> Sociologist [[Jean-Louis Schlegel]] of the magazine ''Esprit'' described it as a platform for "the right of the right", akin to ''Causeur'' or ''Valeurs actuelles''.<ref> SCHLEGEL Jean-Louis, "The Right in Search of Cultural Hegemony," ''Esprit'', 2017/12 (December), pp. 25-30. DOI: 10.3917/espri.1712.0025. URL: https://www.cairn.info/revue-esprit-2017-12-page-25.htm </ref> Political scientist Eszter Petronella suggested that FigaroVox allowed ''Le Figaro'' to "balance" the more moderate positions of the print daily by giving voice to an "identitarian and militant journalism," thereby catering to the needs of all readers.<ref>{{Cite book|language=en|first1=Eszter Petronella|last1=Soós|title=Magyarország-kép Franciaországban |chapter =Magyarország-kép vagy önarckép? Esettanulmány a 2010-2020 közötti időszakból|series=A Magyarságkutató Intézet Kiadványai |editor=Magyarország-kép Franciaországban |publisher=Magyarságkutató Intézet|date=2022|volume=49 |isbn=978-615-6117-63-2 |doi=10.53644/MKI.MKF.2022.305  |pages=305–333|url=http://real.mtak.hu/152765/1/MKI_bodo_B5_011_1.pdf }}</ref> Nolwenn Le Blevennec of [[Rue89]] described it as a {{quote|platform for the hard right of ''Le Figaro''}}.<ref name="FigaroVoxrue89">{{Cite web |language=fr |author=Nolwenn Le Blevennec |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-medias/20151014.RUE0933/figarovox-rech-jeune-plume-qui-vomit-son-epoque.html |title=FigaroVox: Seeking a young pen who rejects its time |date=2015-10-14 |website=tempsreel.nouvelobs.com }}.</ref> Information science specialist Aurélie Olivesi noted the proximity between the "polemical site" FigaroVox and the magazine ''[[Causeur (magazine)|Causeur]]'', with some journalists having worked for both media.<ref>{{Cite journal|first1=Aurélie|last1=Olivesi|first2=Zoé|last2=Kergomard|title="Just as Orwell said": The Emergence of a "Dystopian Framing" in French Conservative Media in the 2010s|journal=SFRA Review|volume=50|issue=4|date=December 2020|url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03127627|access-date=2022-12-04|pages=119–127}}</ref> According to ''Causeur'', the section opened its doors to authors from both the left and the right.<ref name=":9" /> According to Nolwenn Le Blevennec, however, FigaroVox was haunted by an "identitarian obsession," exhibited an ultra-[[Conservatism|conservative]] and [[Sovereignty|sovereignist]] editorial line, and remained a platform where {{quote|one could read the [[National Rally (France)|National Front]] in the text, or link [[Islam]] and [[Daesh]]}}. Left-wing figures, such as [[Gaël Brustier]], [[Jean-Luc Mélenchon]], and [[Thomas Guénolé]],<ref name=":9" /> were invited "sometimes"<ref name="FigaroVoxrue89"/> or more regularly like [[Laurent Bouvet (political scientist)|Laurent Bouvet]].<ref> [https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/la-revue-de-presse/la-revue-de-presse-du-lundi-20-decembre-2021 Laurent Bouvet was so influential in our republican disputes! Le Figaro, Libération, l'Express, Le Point...], Claude Askolovitch, France Inter, December 20, 2021.</ref> [[Éric Zemmour]] and [[Alain Finkielkraut]] were very appreciated there.<ref name="FigaroVoxrue89"/> According to ''[[L'Express]]'', the invited authors included liberals and left-wing sovereignists, but in larger numbers were advocates of the "conservative reaction." These intellectuals and polemicists used the platform to criticize [[globalization]].<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |author=Tugdual Denis and Eric Mandonnet |title=Buisson, Zemmour, Villiers... The Demons of the Right |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/politique/buisson-zemmour-de-villiers-les-demons-de-la-droite_1732115.html |website=L'Express |date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>

Since 2019, the section has been headed by [[Guillaume Perrault]]; Alexandre Devecchio, whom ''Le Monde'' associates with the far right,<ref>In an article titled "How the far right infiltrated the media", ''Le Monde'' discusses the shift of conservative Alexandre Devecchio, "deputy editor of the debate pages of Figaro" (FigaroVox) into the camp of reactionaries, {{Cite journal|language=fr|title=How the far right infiltrated the media|journal=Le Monde.fr|date=2022-07-08|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2022/07/08/comment-l-extreme-droite-a-infiltre-les-medias_6133900_3234.html|access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref> was its deputy editor. In 2020, the section had six regular columnists, Bertille Bayart, [[Nicolas Baverez]], [[Renaud Girard]], [[Mathieu Bock-Côté]], [[Luc Ferry]], [[Ivan Rioufol]], along with guest contributors.<ref name=":9" />

=== Participation and Subsidiaries ===
In February 2006, Le Figaro acquired the sports information and content site [[sport24.com]], which had already been managing the sports section of [[Figaro interactif|Figaro.fr]] since 2004; this was the first time that Figaro made such an acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20060208.OBS5570/le-figaro-achete-sport24-com.html |title=Le Figaro acquires Sport24.com |date=2006-02-08 |website=nouvelobs.com}}.</ref> In May 2007, ''Le Figaro'' purchased the cultural site [[evene.fr]], which quickly found synergies with [[Le Figaroscope]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.strategies.fr/articles/r93339W/le-figaro-rachete-le-site-culturel-evene-fr.html |title=Le Figaro acquires the cultural site evene.fr |date=2007-05-22 |website=[[Stratégies|strategies.fr]]}}.</ref> and then in June 2007, the ticketing service Ticketac.com was acquired by the group.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.strategies.fr/actualites/medias/r93639W/le-figaro-rachete-la-billetterie-en-ligne-ticketac.html |title=Le Figaro acquires the online ticketing service Ticketac |date=2007-06-12 |website=[[Stratégies|strategies.fr]]}}.</ref> In 2008, the group took over the company [[Météo Consult]], which included [[La Chaîne Météo]],<ref name="zdnet">{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Le Figaro acquires Meteo Consult to complement its online services |url=https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-figaro-rachete-meteo-consult-pour-completer-ses-services-en-ligne-39383856.htm |website=zdnet.fr |date=2008-10-03 |access-date=2021-09-06}}</ref> and in December 2008, it acquired La Banque Audiovisuelle, the publishing company of [[vodeo.tv]], through its subsidiary The Skreenhouse Factory, dedicated to TV and video on the Internet. On May 18, 2009, it purchased [[Particulier et Finances Éditions]], which included ''[[Particulier et Finances Éditions|Le Particulier]]'', ''Le Particulier pratique'', ''Le Particulier Immobilier'', and ''La Lettre des Placements'', as well as about thirty practical guides and the site leparticulier.fr.<ref name="zdnet"/> In September 2010, it took over Adenclassifieds, following a friendly [[takeover bid]]; the subsidiary became [[Figaro Classifieds]],<ref>"[http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/09/29/04015-20100929ARTFIG00472-une-opa-lancee-sur-le-solde-des-actions-d-adenclassifieds.php Le Figaro launches a takeover bid for the remainder of Adenclassifieds shares]", ''http://www.lefigaro.fr'', September 30, 2010.</ref> which included ''[[Cadremploi]]'', ''[[Keljob.com]]'', ''kelformation'', ''kelstage'', ''kelsalaire.net'', ''CVmail'', ''Explorimmo'', ''CadresOnline'', ''OpenMedia'', ''Seminus'', ''Microcode'', ''achat-terrain.com''.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Figaro Classifieds |url=http://www.figaroclassifieds.fr/uploads/File/adenclassifieds/timeline.pdf |title=Company History |year=2013 |website=figaroclassifieds.fr}}.</ref> The sites ''achat-terrain.com'' and ''constructeurs-maisons.com'', created in 2005, were acquired in September 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Thierry Wojciak |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/immobilier/logement/20120912.OBS2097/figaro-classifieds-rachete-achat-terrain.html |title=Figaro Classifieds acquires Achat Terrain |date=2014-06-18 |website=nouvelobs.com}}.</ref> ''Campus-Channel'', a video platform for students launched in 2011, was acquired by Figaro Classifieds in June 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Thierry Wojciak |url=http://www.cbnews.fr/digital/formation-le-groupe-figaro-rachete-campus-channel-a1013488 |title=Education: The Figaro Group acquires Campus Channel |date=2014-06-18 |website=[[CB News|cbnews.fr]]}}.</ref> In 2015,<ref>{{Cite journal|language=fr-FR|title=The Figaro Group, with CCM Benchmark, becomes the French leader in digital media|journal=Le Figaro|date=2015-10-01|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2015/10/01/20004-20151001ARTFIG00332-avec-ccm-benchmark-le-groupe-figaro-devient-le-leader-francais-des-medias-numeriques.php|access-date=2017-10-18}}.</ref> CCM Benchmark Group was acquired at 100%, including leading websites like [[L'Internaute]], [[Journal du Net]], Le Journal des femmes, Droit-finances.net... The acquisition of these leading sites allowed Figaro to move from the fifteenth place in non-mobile web traffic to fourth place, with 24 million unique visitors, behind Google (41 million), Microsoft (35 million), and Facebook (26 million).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/entreprises/article/2015/10/01/le-figaro-rachete-le-groupe-internet-ccm-benchmark_4780530_1656994.html |title=Le Figaro makes a big move in digital|date=October 2015 }}.</ref>

* Media Figaro (formerly Publiprint, formerly Figaro media) (advertising agency),
* [[Météo Consult]] and [[La Chaîne Météo]],
* [[Particulier et Finances Éditions]],
* Figaro Classifieds ([[Cadremploi]], [[Keljob.com]], Explorimmo, Propriétés Le Figaro, Le Figaro Étudiant, KelFormation, etc.)
* [[Marco Vasco]].

=== Group Partnerships ===
Le Figaro sponsored the sailing race, the [[Solitaire du Figaro]], since its creation in 1970.

The newspaper and the ''Center for Political Research at Sciences Po'' (CEVIPOF) presented their "Political Studies." ''Le Figaro'' replaced ''[[Le Monde]]'' as a partner of the program ''[[Le Grand Jury]]'' in September 2006.

In partnership with [[Dargaud Benelux]], the newspaper launched in 2010 a 20-volume collection of [[XIII (comics)|XIII]] in a "prestige" edition<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Thibaut Dary, "[http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2010/06/25/03005-20100625ARTFIG00431-xiii-les-vii-raisons-d-un-triomphe.php XIII: The VII Reasons for a Triumph]," ''Le Figaro'', June 29, 2010.</ref> and a pre-publication of the latest volumes of the series throughout the summer of the same year in ''[[Le Figaro Magazine]]''. Additionally, the daily also offered a selection of comic books, from [[Largo Winch]] to [[Blake and Mortimer]] to [[Gaston (comics)|Gaston]], [[The Adventures of Tintin|Tintin]], [[Lucky Luke]], and [[Spirou and Fantasio]].