Notre Temps
CategoriesLifestyle magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation707,703 (2020)
PublisherBayard Presse S.A.
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
First issueMay 1968
CompanyBayard Group
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench
WebsiteNotre 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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Magazines in France". Bayard Group. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Bayard SA. Company profile". Reference for Business. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Nicholas Hewitt (2003). The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-107-49447-3.
  5. ^ Europa World Year. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 1694. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  6. ^ a b c "Factsheet". Publicitas. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b Michel Forsé (1993). Recent Social Trends in France, 1960-1990. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7735-6323-0.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Anne Vanderdonckt (1 March 2013). "Plus Magazine a 25 ans! Encore merci à vous!". Plus Magazine (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. ^ a b "History". Roularta Media Group. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Top 50 General Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "European Publishing Monitor. France" (PDF). Turku School of Economics (Media Group). March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Magazine Facts 2011" (PDF). Aikakausmedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Notre Temps". OJD. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Notre Temps - ACPM". www.acpm.fr. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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