L'Illustré
Editor-in-chiefMichel Jeanneret
CategoriesConsumer magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherL'illustré publishing
Founded1921
First issue10 September 1921 (1921-09-10)
CompanyRingier AG
CountrySwitzerland
Based inLausanne
LanguageFrench
WebsiteL'Illustré
ISSN1420-5165

L'Illustré is a French language weekly consumer magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is one of the earliest magazines published in the country and has been in circulation since 1921.

History and profile

L'Illustré was first published in Romandie on 10 September 1921.[1][2] The magazine was printed and published in Zofingen. During its initial phase, it covered French translations of the articles published in the Swiss German magazine SIZ.[2] Over time it had its own editorial profile, leaving its German focus.[2]

L'Illustré is part of the Ringier AG and is based in Lausanne.[1][3] The magazine is published on a weekly basis by L'illustré publishing.[3] As of 2012 Michel Jeanneret was the editor-in-chief.[3] In December 2014 Ringier AG and Axel Springer SE reported that they would establish a new joint venture under the name of Ringier Axel Springer Medien Schweiz and that L'Illustré would be part of this company among the other publications.[4]

L'Illustré is a popular magazine, and covers both celebrity portraits and ideas for the families.[3][5] In the 1970s it included a section on radio and television programs which led to increase in its circulation figures.[6] In April 2010 the magazine was redesigned.[7] Its coverage expanded to include sections about travel, fashion, beauty, wellness and food in addition to those on celebrities, current events, cars and decoration among the others.[7]

Circulation

Between July 2004 and June 2005 L'Illustré sold 108,798 copies.[8] The circulation of the magazine was 106,144 copies between July 2005 and June 2006 and 104,279 copies between July 2006 and June 2007.[8] Its circulation became 99,547 copies between July 2007 and June 2008.[8] L'Illustré sold 76,697 copies in 2014, and its readership was 338,000 in the second half of 2014.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "L'Illustré". Adnative. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas Häussler; Peter Meier (2006). "Ringier's expansion to Eastern Europe in the 1990s" (Conference paper). Institute of Communication and Media Studies. Berne. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "L'illustré". Ringier. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Ringier and Axel Springer plan to establish a joint venture in Switzerland". Axel Springer. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. Peter Garrett (2010). Attitudes to Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-139-48682-8.
  6. Ernst Bollinger (February 1977). "The Periodical Press in Switzerland. Changing Outlooks". Gazette. 23 (1): 38. doi:10.1177/001654927702300105. S2CID 144060936.
  7. 1 2 ""L'Illustré" celebrated its 90th anniversary with a redesign". Mags360. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "New circulation figures from July 2007 to June 2008". Adnative. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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