In France there are many magazines which are mostly literary magazines, women's magazines and news magazines.[1] One of the early literary magazines, Nouvelles de la république des lettres, was launched by Pierre Bayle in France in 1684.[2] In 1996 there were 2,761 magazine titles.[3] As of 2004 the total number of magazines increased to 4,500.[3] The same year consumer magazines sold about 641,000 copies and business magazines sold nearly 219,000 copies in France.[3]
The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in France. They are published in French or other languages.
