La Bougie du Sapeur

La Bougie du Sapeur
sans reproche
("without reproach")
TypeQuadrennial newspaper
Founder(s)Jacques Debuisson,
Christian Bailly
EditorJean d'Indy
Founded29 February 1980 (1980-02-29)
LanguageFrench
Headquarters17, rue Saint-Paul
Paris 75004
France
CityParis
CountryFrance
Circulation200,000[1][2]
ISSN0761-6147
OCLC number474123818

La Bougie du Sapeur (French: [la bu.ʒi dy sa.pœʁ]) is a French satirical newspaper launched in 1980 that is published only on Leap Day,[3] making it the world's least frequently published newspaper.[4] The editor-in-chief is Jean d'Indy, who works for France Galop[2] and has been involved in producing the paper since 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b "La Bougie du Sapeur sort son 10e numéro le 29 février" (in French). Paris: Europe 1. Agence France‑Presse. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schofield, Hugh (29 February 2024). "French readers enjoy La Bougie du Sapeur, world's only four-year newspaper". BBC News.
  3. ^ R.F. (1996). "'La Bougie du Sapeur', le journal qui tombe avant l'heure". L'Humanité (in French). Archived from the original on 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ Creedon, James (29 February 2012). "La Bougie du Sapeur: the world's least frequent newspaper". Media Watch. Paris: France 24. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012.