List of French-language newspapers published in the United States

During the 19th and 20th centuries, hundreds of French-language newspapers, many short-lived, were published in the United States by Franco-Americans, immigrants from Canada, France, and other French-speaking countries. In New England alone, more than 250 journals had been established and ceased publication before 1940. In the latter half of the 20th century Americanization, the adoption of mass media and the English only movement resulted in a severe decline in French-language newspapers, with many defunct by the end of the Second World War. Of those extant today, many originate from French-Canadian and Haitian-American communities living in the United States.

Current This is list of French language newspapers which are presently being published in the United States:

Newspaper  State  Town  Year established  Notes  Le Courrier des Amériques Florida Miami 2013 Reports news with focus on Florida and U.S. issues of interest to French-speaking population of Florida and more generally. Monthly free newspaper distributed in Florida and on-line.Le Soleil de la Floride Florida Miami 1983 Everything of interest about Florida to French-speaking residents and visitors. Monthly between May and October and weekly from November to April, free newspaper distributed in Florida and Canada with a large on-line presence. 350,000 copies are distributed in Florida, with 25 publications yearly.France-Amérique New York New York 1943 During 1960s was the weekly, international edition of French daily Le Figaro. Was bi-weekly during 1977–78. Became a monthly magazine in 2008. Asserts itself to be "America’s only national French-language publication, serving an audience of French expatriates, Francophones and French-speaking Americans" and to be "America’s largest French-language magazine", with circulation of 30,500 copies and 120,000 readers.Le Militant New York New York 2012 An international socialist paper, historically of Trotskyist perspective. Currently a newsweekly that is published in U.S. and distributed in U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Sweden and other countries. Published in English since 1928, also in Spanish since 2005, and also in French since 2012.Haïti Progrès New York Brooklyn 1983 Focuses on news from Haiti or concerning Haiti; published in French, in English and in Haitian Creole.Le Forum Maine Orono 1974 Le FORUM is a French bilingual, socio-cultural periodical published by the Franco-American Centre. It is a major voice for Franco Americans both throughout Maine and nationally, and has become a unique vehicle for the dissemination of works and information by and about Franco Americans. Haïti en Marche Florida Miami 1986 Haiti en Marche is a weekly publication distributed in New York, Miami, Haiti, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, France, Switzerland, and has subscribers around the world. Haïti Observateur New York Brooklyn 1971 Haïti-Observateur is a leading Haitian weekly appealing to a broad cross-section of the Haitian community as well as the wider Caribbean market. The Haïti-Observateur has offices in New York, Montreal, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and representatives in Paris and most cities on the Eastern Seaboard and as far inland as Chicago. It has a circulation of 75,000 copies weekly.Carrefour FlorideFloridaMiami2004Information magazine and practical service guide distributed in Southeast Florida exclusively free of charge from November to April, serving French-speaking snowbirds and tourists at various service points in the three counties of : Miami-Dade -Broward and Palm Beach.Le Journal de FlorideFloridaMiami2004A publication for French-speaking readership and the Snowbirds in Florida, disseminating information across four continents: North America, South America, Southern Europe and Africa, with a varied and general content disseminating news of the day, both on the national and international stage.

Defunct Newspaper  State  Town  Year established  Notes   Le Courrier Français California Los Angeles 1920 Union Nouvelle California Los Angeles Le Petit Journal California San Francisco The NeutralFloridaPensacola1847Also published in English. Le Combat Illinois Chicago 1889 Le Bulletin Officiel Illinois Chicago 1894 Le Petit Journal de Chicago Illinois Chicago 1904 Le Courrier de l'Ouest Illinois Chicago 1903 Le Courrier-Canadien Illinois Chicago 1904 L'Echo des Deux Mondes Illinois Chicago 1903 L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans Louisiana New Orleans 1827–1923 La Guèpe Louisiana New Orleans 1910 Le LouisianaisLouisianaConvent1865Le Moniteur de la LouisianeLouisianaNew Orleans1794 Le Propagateur CatholiqueLe Propagateur Catholique ("The Catholic Propagator") was a 19th-century American, French-language, Roman Catholic newspaper. It was founded in 1842 at the newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans by Archbishop Napoléon-Joseph Perché. The first editor was Adrien Rouquette. Le Propagateur was published until 1888. Louisiana New Orleans 1842 Courrier de la Louisiane Louisiana 1807–1860 L'Union Louisiana New Orleans 1862 Also published in English Le Messager Maine Lewiston 1880 La Revue Maine Augusta 1911 Le Figaro Maine Biddeford 1895 La Justice de Biddeford Maine Biddeford 1911 Le Courrier du Maine Maine Lewiston 1906 Le Petit Journal Maine Lewiston 1911 Le Messager Maine Lewiston 1880-1966 Unsuccessful relaunch as the Nouveau Messager in 1966–1967Le Journal de MadawaskaMaineVan Buren1902–1906Le Maine FrançaisMaineWaterville1913 Courier de Boston Massachusetts Boston 1789 La République Massachusetts Boston 1876 L'Indépendant Massachusetts Fall River 1884-1963 L'Américain Massachusetts Fall River 1903 Le Petit Courrier Massachusetts Fall River 1907 Le Correspondant Massachusetts Fall River 1909 La Liberté Massachusetts Fall River 1919 Liberté Massachusetts Fitchburg 1920 Le Citoyen Massachusetts Haverhill 1911 Courrier de Holyoke Massachusetts Holyoke 1874 Le Défenseur Massachusetts Holyoke 1884–1894 La Presse Massachusetts Holyoke 1895–1903 La Justice Massachusetts Holyoke 1903–1964 Bilingual publication during final decade. Le Courrier National Massachusetts Lawrence 1907 Le Progrès Massachusetts Lawrence 1907 Le Courrier de LawrenceThe State Library of Massachusetts (Historical Newspapers), 2010 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Lawrence 1911–1921 Le Patriote Massachusetts Lawrence 1911 l'Écho du Canada Massachusetts Lowell 1874 La République Massachusetts Lowell 1875 La Sentinelle Massachusetts Lowell 1880 L'Abeille Massachusetts Lowell 1881-1885 Journal du Commerce Massachusetts Lowell 1883-1885 Gazette de Lowell Massachusetts Lowell 1886 Le Courrier des États-Unis Massachusetts Lowell 1886 L'Étoile Massachusetts Lowell 1886–1957 Le Citoyen Massachusetts Lowell 1887 Le Farceur Massachusetts Lowell 1889 L'UnionCenter for Lowell History (Historical Newspapers), University of Massachusetts, Lowell Libraries Massachusetts Lowell 1889–1890 L'Indépendance Massachusetts Lowell 1890 Le National Massachusetts Lowell 1890–1895 La Vie Massachusetts Lowell 1892 La République Massachusetts Lowell 1901–1902 Revue de Lowell Massachusetts Lowell 1902–1904 Le Franco-Américain Massachusetts Lowell 1907 Le Réveil Massachusetts Lowell 1908–1909 La Blette Massachusetts Lowell 1909–1910 La Vérité Massachusetts Lowell 1910 Le Clairon Massachusetts Lowell 1911–1915 Le Journal de Lowell Massachusetts Lowell 1975–1995 Le Courrier de LynnMassachusettsLynn1911Le Lynnois MassachusettsLynn1895L'EstafetteMassachusettsMarlborough1907Le Petit Journal MassachusettsNew Bedford1909L'ÉchoMassachusettsNew Bedford1911L'IndépendantMassachusettsNew Bedford1910Le journal MassachusettsNew Bedford1911Le Courrier de SalemMassachusettsSalem1902L'Ouvrier MassachusettsSouthbridge1903Le Guide du PeupleMassachusettsSpencer1886Le Forestier MassachusettsSpringfield1910Le Journal de TauntonMassachusettsTaunton1882Le Travailleur MassachusettsWorcester1874Le Courrier de WorcesterMassachusettsWorcester1880Le Saint-Jean Baptiste MassachusettsWorcester1883Le Canadien AméricainMassachusettsWorcester1907–1912Le Journal MassachusettsWorcester1907L'Opinion Publique MassachusettsWorcester1893L'Ouest Français Michigan Bay City 1888 Le Moniteur Français Michigan Detroit 1910 L'oeil Minnesota Minneapolis 1893 Echo de L'Ouest Minnesota Minneapolis 1915 Voix du Lac Minnesota Minneapolis 1893 Le Canadien Minnesota St. Paul 1903 Patriote et le phare des Lacs Réunis Missouri St. Louis 1878 La Voix du PeupleNew HampshireManchester1869Courrier du New HampshireNew HampshireManchester1886L'Avenir NationalNew HampshireManchester1888La Revue RoseNew HampshireManchester1906La New England New HampshireManchester1907La NationNew HampshireManchester1908Le Canado-AméricainNew HampshireManchester1911Le RéveilNew HampshireManchesterL'ImpartialNew HampshireNashua1911Le ProgrèsNew HampshireNashua1912 La Patrie New York Cohoes 1887 Le Drapeau National New York Glen Falls 1881 Courrier des États-Unis New York New York City 1828 La Feuille D'Érable New York New York City 1887 Courrier des États-Unis New York New York City 1909 Gazette Franco-Américaine New York New York City 1920 Amérique New York New York City 1933 France-Amérique New York New York City 1943 Changed to a magazine format after 2008Le Canadien des ÉtatsNew YorkPlattsburgh1884Le NationalNew YorkPlattsburgh1886Le Messager CanadienNew YorkPlattsburgh1903Le Canadien-FrançaisNew YorkPlattsburgh1905Le ProgrèsNew YorkPlattsburgh1909L'Union des Travailleurs Pennsylvania Charleroi 1910Le courier de l'Amerique Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1792L'Abeille américaine Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1815La JusticeRhode IslandCentral Falls 1907 La VéritéRhode IslandCentral Falls 1911 Le Jean Baptiste Rhode IslandPawtucket1907LibertéRhode IslandProvidence1916La Voix de la ValléeRhode IslandWest Warwick1909Le Courrier de WoonsocketRhode IslandWoonsocket1883 La Tribune Rhode Island Woonsocket 1895 L'UnionRhode IslandWoonsocket1900Official publication of L'Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique.Le Devoir Rhode IslandWoonsocket1912La Révolution Canadienne Vermont Burlington 1838Le Patriote Canadien Vermont Burlington 1839–1840L'Idée Nouvelle Vermont Burlington 1869Le Protecteur CanadienVermontSt. AlbansLe Nord AméricainVermont Newspaper Project, Newspaper Publishing HistoryVermontSwanton1839L'Union Canadienne VermontVergennes1870–1920

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(Issue also includes other lists related to French-language Louisiana newspapers)