Le Quotidien (Luxembourg)

This article is about the newspaper published in Luxembourg. For other uses, see Le Quotidien.

Le Quotidien (French pronunciation: [lə kɔtidjɛ̃]; lit. The Daily) is a daily newspaper published in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. It has been in circulation since 2001.

Le Quotidien

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Berliner
Owner(s)	Editpress Lumedia
Publisher	Lumedia
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Political alignment	Left-liberal
Language	French
Headquarters	Esch-sur-Alzette
Sister newspapers	Le Jeudi Tageblatt
Website	Le Quotidien

History and profile

Le Quotidien, a French language newspaper,^[1][2] was established in November 2001.^[3][4] The paper is the successor of the Luxembourg edition of Le Républicain lorrain, French regional newspaper.^[5][6] This switch occurred when the paper was acquired by the Editpress,^[7] which also owns Le Jeudi and Tageblatt.^[5][8] The publisher of Le Quotidien, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, is the Lumedia.^[4][5] The paper is published in Berliner format.^[9]

The political leaning of Le Quotidien is left-liberal.^[10] The daily targets the foreign residents of Luxembourg and offers national, international and local news.^[3] The website of the paper was launched in 2001.^[5] On 10 November 2010 it launched a new look and a new logo.^[11] From the same date it started Panorama, a Saturday supplement with weekend reviews of entertainment and activities.^[11]

Circulation

In 2003 Le Quotidien sold 5,469 copies based on the publisher report.^[9] In 2004 the circulation of the paper was 5,441 copies.^[12] The paper had a circulation of 6,637 copies in 2008 and 6,275 copies in 2009.^[13] It was 6,413 copies in 2010 and 7,021 copies in 2011.^[13]