[1] One of the early literary magazines, Nouvelles de la république des lettres, was launched by Pierre Bayle in France in 1684.
[3] As of 2004 the total number of magazines increased to 4,500.
[3] The same year consumer magazines sold about 641,000 copies and business magazines sold nearly 219,000 copies in France.
[3] The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in France.
They are published in French or other languages.