La Bougie du Sapeur
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sans reproche (“without reproach”) | |
| Type | Quadrennial newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) |
Jacques Debuisson, Christian Bailly |
| Editor | Jean d'Indy |
| Founded | 1980-02-29 |
| Political alignment | humorous |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters |
17, rue Saint-Paul Paris, France |
| Circulation | 150,000–200,000[1][2] |
| ISSN | 0761-6147 |
| OCLC number | 474123818 |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
La Bougie du Sapeur, first published in 1980, is a humorous French newspaper published every Leap Day.[3] It was created by Jacques Debuisson and Christian Bailly as a joke between friends,[4] but its tenth edition is scheduled for release on 29 February 2016 and 150,000–200,000 copies of each edition are printed. It sells for €4 from newsstands for one month,[5] but subscriptions are available – €100 per century[6] – and back issues are €15.[7]
The newspaper's name, literally “The Soldier’s Candle”[6] refers to the Camember, a soldier in a comic book created by Georges Colomb in 1896.[2] In the story, Camember was born on February 29 and joined the army when he had celebrated his birthday only four times.[3]
2004 saw the first edition of La Bougie du Sapeur – Dimanche, a special series to be published every Sunday 29 February, which will not occur again until 2032.[8]
Profits from the 2008[9] and 2012[1] editions went to charity.
References
- 1 2 Beardsley, Eleanor (2012). "For Leap Day Only, A Rare Newspaper Goes To Print". Morning Edition. NPR. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
- 1 2 Birck, Danielle (2008). "Bissextile: La Bougie du Sapeur" (in French). Radio France International. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27.
- 1 2 F., R. (1996). "‘La Bougie du Sapeur’, le journal qui tombe avant l’heure". L’Humanité (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Chainon, Jean Yves (2008). "France: La Bougie du Sapeur, every 29 February". Presse News. Editors Weblog. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10.
- ↑ Hanne, Isabelle (2012). "‘La Bougie du sapeur’, le marronnier du 29 février". Libération (in French). Paris. ISSN 0335-1793. Archived from the original on 2015-12-18.
- 1 2 Creedon, James (2012). "La Bougie du Sapeur: the world’s least frequent newspaper". Media Watch. Paris: France 24. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04.
- ↑ "La Bougie du Sapeur". La Galcante (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10.
- ↑ Nicolas, Eric (2012). "Demandez le journal !". L’Est républicain (in French). Nancy, France. ISSN 0240-4958. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.
- ↑ Pasteau, Benoist (2012). "Découvrez la Une de La Bougie du Sapeur". Europe 1 (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
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