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FR-M-00009-7

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Legal name: Bayard (SA à directoire et conseil de surveillance; named Bayard Presse 2014-2021), publisher of La Croix
Country: France
Type: Newspaper
Founded: Not disclosed
Editor-in-chief: François Morinière (président du directoire, Bayard) Dominique Greiner (directeur général, Bayard)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 10 May 2025

1 of 6 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Nothing disclosed
Channels Verified
Distribution Nothing disclosed
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Limited

3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
Owners with influence not disclosed
Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
Public contact address not disclosed
Official websites and accounts verified

Owners not disclosed

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Needs update: last verified on 10 May 2025. Details may have changed since.

Who is it?

Origin

Partly verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)

Brand names Pending check: La Croix
Bayard
Bayard Jeunesse
Milan
Company registration number Pending check: SIREN 542 042 486
Registered address Pending check: 15 boulevard Gabriel Péri, 92240 Malakoff
Public contact email: Not disclosed

2 sources

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)

Owners with influence: Not disclosed
Beneficial owners: Not disclosed
State or public-body ownership Pending check: None
Parent group: Not disclosed

2 sources

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix

State advertising and third-country public revenue: Not disclosed
Revenue mix: Not disclosed
Named funders: Not disclosed

1 source

Pappers (mirror of RCS/INPI/BODACC filings), company page 542 042 486, read 2026-10-13 (accounts FY to 30/06/2025 filed 14/01/2026: chiffre d'affaires 163 M€ / résultat net -14,8 M€ (first table) and 337 M€ / -4,75 M€ (second table; social vs consolidated not labeled – verify))

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: la-croix.com
Official social accounts Verified: Platform Link
Facebook facebook.com/LaCroix
X x.com/LaCroix
Instagram instagram.com/lacroixjournal

Platform	Link
Facebook	facebook.com/LaCroix
X	x.com/LaCroix
Instagram	instagram.com/lacroixjournal

1 source

Annuaire des Entreprises (French company register, INSEE/INPI data read via recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr), SIREN 542 042 486, read 2026-10-13 (registered name BAYARD (formerly BAYARD PRESSE); Pappers lists Milan Presse, Bayard Jeunesse Production, Bayard Editions among companies presided by Bayard; the title La Croix is the record's own name (its own legal page could not be read))

How does it travel?

Distribution

Nothing disclosed

Distribution partners: Not disclosed

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Sister outlets in the same group: Not disclosed
Documented public-office or party roles: Not disclosed

1 source

Pappers (mirror of RCS/INPI/BODACC filings), company page 542 042 486, read 2026-10-13 (Bayard is président of Milan Presse, Editions Milan, Bayard Editions, Bayard Jeunesse Production, Bayard Service, Bayard Media Développement and others)

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
1	19 October 2026	First published

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