La Bougie du Sapeur
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| La Bougie du Sapeur | |
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| Editor | Jean d'Indy |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Political allegiance | humourous |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
La Bougie du Sapeur, first published in 1980, is a humorous French newspaper published every February 29 - i.e., once every four years. Its next edition will be on February 29, 2012. There have been eight editions of this newspaper to date.
In 2004, the seventh edition came with the first edition of La Bougie du Sapeur - Dimanche, a Sunday special designed to be published on every Sunday, February 29 - i.e., once every twenty-eight years. The next edition of the Sunday special is scheduled to be published on Sunday, February 29, 2032.
The newspaper is named after a comics character, the sapper Camember, created by Georges Colomb in the 1890s.
It was founded by Jacques Debuisson and Christian Bailly. Its editor in chief is Jean d'Indy. Each edition is printed in 200,000 copies. The newspaper's ISSN is 0761-6147.
Profits of the 2008 edition will go to a charity devoted to autism.
It is possible to subscribe to this newspaper, 100 euros for a entire century.
[edit] External link
- (French) Le musée de la presse
- (French) "« La Bougie du sapeur », le journal qui tombe avant l’heure", article about the newspaper in l'Humanité, February 29, 1996
- (French) "'La Bougie du Sapeur', le quotidien du 29 février, vendredi en kiosque", article about the newspaper in Tribune de Genève, February 27, 2008
