L'Avenir

L'Avenir is a French-language Belgian regional daily network rooted in Namur and Wallonia, historically of Catholic origin. It provides centrist national and strong local coverage and is one of the leading print and online titles in French-speaking Belgium.

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L'Avenir at a glance

Country: Belgium
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups L'Avenir

Crosswire groups L'Avenir as Centrist for comparisons within Belgium's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where L'Avenir sits in Belgium's press

L'Avenir is one of 6 outlets tracked in Belgium, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being La Libre, De Standaard and La Dernière Heure. By outlets tracked, Belgium ranks 13th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to L'Avenir outside Belgium, starting with Western Europe, are Luxembourg Times (Luxembourg), Monaco-Matin (Monaco), Liechtensteiner Vaterland (Liechtenstein) and The Guardian (United Kingdom). Opening one of them beside L'Avenir is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.