Le Figaro | French newspaper | Britannica
www.britannica.com › topic › Le-FigaroLe Figaro, morning daily newspaper published in Paris, one of the great newspapers of France and of the world. Founded in 1826 as a sardonic and witty gossip sheet on the arts—named for Figaro, the barber of Seville—by 1866 Le Figaro was a daily that engaged some of the finest writers in France and filled its pages with political discourse. The paper was a pioneer in dividing the coverage ...