Le Temps (Paris)

Le Temps (French Time ) was an influential French daily newspaper that is published in Paris on 28 April 1861 to 30 November 1942. Founders were Edmund Chojecki and Auguste Nefftzer.

Le Temps was one of the most important, if not the central newspaper of the Third Republic, were their largest competitors appearing today Figaro and the Journal of débats. Le Temps placed great emphasis on political independence and was marked especially in the early years by Protestantism Nefftzers. The newspaper was therefore in their basic orientation republican, secular and anti-clerical, within the Republican camp it was more attributable to the conservative wing.

After the Second World War, the newspaper was accused of collaboration and confiscated their office building and all the equipment. The Le Monde, founded in 1944 benefited from and took over the building of Le Temps and publication format and typography.