Private company

Socpresse

French corporation

Socpresse was a French corporation which controlled the conservative daily newspaper Le Figaro, the weekly magazine L'Express, 40% of the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, Valeurs Actuelles, and the football club FC Nantes. The company was acquired by the Dassault in September 2006. Before that date, 13% of the shares belonged to Aude Ruettard, the granddaughter of Robert Hersant.2 It ceased to exist in 2005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • Headquartersrue du Louvre1

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Socpresse was a French corporation which controlled the conservative daily newspaper Le Figaro, the weekly magazine L'Express, 40% of the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, Valeurs Actuelles, and the football club FC Nantes. The company was acquired by the Dassault in September 2006. Before that date, 13% of the shares belonged to Aude Ruettard, the granddaughter of Robert Hersant. After the acquisition, Dassault sold off most of the company, retaining Le Figaro and FC Nantes; in 2011, Dassault renamed its remaining core media assets Groupe Figaro.2

Corporate structure

Socpresse is part of a group headed by groupe Hersant. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • groupe Hersant
    • Socpresse rue du Louvre
      • Le Figaro Subsidiary ยท France

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Le Figaro

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2005Dissolved Dissolved1

Sources

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