Le Chasseur français

Le Chasseur français
Cover of the 15 July 1895 edition.
EditorAntoine Berton
Categories
  • Hunting magazine
  • Nature magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation215,836 (2019)
PublisherMondadori/EMAP France
FounderManuFrance
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
CompanyMondadori
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
WebsiteLe Chasseur français
ISSN2119-2073

Le Chasseur français (French: The French Hunter)[1] is a monthly magazine on hunting and nature published in France. Launched in 1885 it is one of the earliest magazines in this category.

History and profile

Le Chasseur français was started in 1885.[2][3] The founding company of the magazine was ManuFrance,[4] which went bankrupt in the 1980s.[5] The company was founded by Étienne Mimard and Pierre Blachon in St Etienne and had activities in various business fields.[6]

In 1990 Medianature, a joint company formed by Bayard SA and Emap, acquired the magazine.[7] In 2001 Emap bought the shares of Bayard AS in Medianature, becoming the owner of the magazine.[8][9] Mondadori is also owner of the magazine, which acquired shares of it in June 2001.[4] In June 2006 the company became the whole owner of the magazine.[10]

Le Chasseur français is published by Mondadori/Emap France on a monthly basis.[3][11] The magazine offers articles about nature-related hobbies such as fishing, gardening, hunting, mushroom gathering and farm animal husbandry.[3] It supports for positivism, work and production.[1] Antoine Berton is the editor of the monthly.[3]

Circulation

The circulation of Le Chasseur français was about 544,000 copies during the first half of 2001[8] and 535,000 copies in 2001.[12] It was one of the 20 best-selling magazines in France in 2005[13] with a circulation of 494,514 copies.[14] The magazine had a circulation of 384,057 copies in 2010.[11] In 2012 the magazine sold 303,380 copies.[3] The magazine sold 215,836 copies in 2019.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Lynn R. Kahle; Pierre Valette-Florence (2014). Marketplace Lifestyles in an Age of Social Media: Theory and Methods. London; New York: Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-317-46511-9.
  2. ^ Raymond Kuhn (2006). The Media in France. London; New York: Routledge. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-134-98053-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Group > Magazines > France > Le Chasseur français". Mondadori. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Le Chasseur Français de la marque Mondadori France". Agriavis (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Rugby, Weapons & Cycles - St Etienne". Rugby Pioneers. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. ^ Emeric Tellier (27 May 2011). "C'était Manufrance, un siècle d'innovation: 1885-1985". AIMOS (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. ^ "History of Bayard SA". Funding Universe. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b Jason Deans (6 June 2001). "Emap buys out French partner for £16m". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Emap strengthens French connection with outdoor titles". Press Gazette. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. ^ "A new Mondadori" (PDF). Borsa Italiana. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Top 50 General Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  13. ^ "European Publishing Monitor. France" (PDF). Turku School of Economics (Media Group). March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Mondadori" (PDF). Borsa Italiana. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Accueil/ Les chiffres / Le Chasseur Français". ACPM (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.