Notre Temps
| Categories | Lifestyle magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 707,703 (2020) |
| Publisher | Bayard Presse S.A. |
| Founded | 1968 |
| First issue | May 1968 |
| Company | Bayard Group |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
| Website | Notre Temps |
Notre Temps (French: Our Time) is a French language monthly lifestyle magazine for seniors published in Paris, France. Founded in 1968 the magazine targets seniors.
History and profile
[edit]Notre Temps was established in 1968.[1][2] The first issue appeared in May 1968.[3] The magazine is part of the Bayard Group[4][5] and is published by Bayard Presse S.A. on a monthly basis.[1][6] The headquarters of the magazine is in Paris.[6]
Notre Temps is one of the Catholic publications in France together with La Croix, a daily newspaper and Le Pélerin, a news magazine.[7] All publications are owned and published by the Bayard Group.[2][7]
The target audience of Notre Temps is people aged between 50 and 64 years.[6] The magazine avoids using such common words as "golden age" and "aged" when referring to its readers.[8] Instead, it refers them using the phrase "people of leisure".[8]
In 1988 the Belgian edition of Notre Temps was started jointly by Bayard Group and Roularta.[9][10] The magazine was renamed Plus Magazine in Belgium in 2001.[10]
Circulation
[edit]The circulation of Notre Temps was 1,040,000 copies in 1999.[4] In 2001 its circulation was 912,000 copies.[11] The magazine sold 1,029,927 copies during the 2003-2004 period.[12] In 2005 it was the eighth best-selling magazine in France with a circulation of 986,000 copies.[13] Its circulation rose to 1,029,000 copies in 2006.[14]
In 2009 Notre Temps was the best-selling French general interest magazine with a circulation of 890,000 copies.[15] The magazine sold 744,582 copies in 2014.[16] The magazine had a circulation of 707,703 copies in 2020.[17]
References
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- ^ Michaëla Bobasch (8 November 2003). "Trois magazines cherchent à conquérir la clientèle des plus de 50 ans". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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- ^ a b Michel Forsé (1993). Recent Social Trends in France, 1960-1990. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7735-6323-0.
- ^ a b Gérard Vincent (1991). "A History of Secrets?". In Antoine Prost; et al. (eds.). A History of Private Life: Riddles of identity in modern times. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-674-39979-2.
- ^ Anne Vanderdonckt (1 March 2013). "Plus Magazine a 25 ans! Encore merci à vous!". Plus Magazine (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b "History". Roularta Media Group. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Top 50 General Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ E. Martin (2005). Marketing Identities Through Language: English and Global Imagery in French Advertising. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-230-51190-3.
- ^ "European Publishing Monitor. France" (PDF). Turku School of Economics (Media Group). March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Helmut K Anheier; Yudhishthir Raj Isar, eds. (2008). Cultures and Globalization: The Cultural Economy. Los Angeles, CA; London: SAGE Publications. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-4462-0261-6.
- ^ "Magazine Facts 2011" (PDF). Aikakausmedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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- ^ "Notre Temps - ACPM". www.acpm.fr. Retrieved 11 May 2021.