The Connexion
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| Format | News website with a monthly print edition |
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| Owner(s) | English Language Media Sarl. |
| Editor-in-chief | Sarah Smith |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Monaco |
| Website | connexionfrance |
The Connexion is France’s leading English-language media and has been providing news and practical updates about the country since 2002.
It is considered a primary source of information for anyone established or new to France and for those planning or dreaming of a move over. Its main readership is British and American although many other nationalities also benefit from its content.
Many are property owners in the country whether main or second homes who turn to The Connexion for its unique blend of practical information and news and culture updates.
All its publications are in English.
Its website connexionfrance.com is updated several times a day and readers can receive a range of free e-newsletters as well as a long-standing monthly 64-page print publication. Its Saturday e-newsletter for subscribers is devoted to answering readers’ questions about France.
It also publishes and sells an annually updated range of digital help guides covering French visas and residency cards, healthcare, taxation and inheritance. The latest offering is a guide to how the new EU border changes will affect visitors to France.
It followed the changes brought about by the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and the 'full' deal signed in 2020 and the effect on Britons already living in France and those who move across now.
It currently claims over 31,000 recurring paying subscribers. More than 110,000 readers receive its newsletters. Subscribers can join a dedicated Facebook group to offer support and tips to each other.
Its website connexionfrance.com receives around 500,000 unique visitors and 2,000,000 page views every month. More than 25,000 copies of the Connexion are printed monthly and sold through over 4,500 newsagents and supermarkets across France as well as by subscription.
The media group is independently owned.
Content
Connexionfrance.com features daily coverage of French headlines, selecting what its readership needs to know as foreign residents as well as providing regular practical updates on key practical topics such as visas and residency, healthcare, taxation, driving and property ownership and renting. There is also a French language expression of the day.
The Connexion monthly publication features independent reporting on issues close to its readers as well as a popular ‘Readers’ Letters and Comment’ section. Each edition contains a 24-page French Living supplement of articles exploring different areas of France, lifestyle pieces, recipes, tips for improving your French and culture piece as well as bilingual crosswords and a quiz.
Subscription options
There are two types of subscription: Print + Digital and Digital-only.
The Print + Digital option includes delivery of the monthly newspaper to the reader’s home.
The Connexion is sold in newsagents and supermarkets for €6.25.
There is a continuing demand for the print edition although growth in digital-only subscriptions currently outperforms that of Print + Digital.
All subscribers receive a digital version of the current edition of The Connexion.
Subscriptions start at an annual price of €54 for digital and reach €91.50 for print + digital with delivery outside of France.