Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local news Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local news in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local news has an estimated audience of 4,080,659 people in France.

The average Local news fan in France is 48.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France.

Top brand affinities include Broadcast journalism, Government, News broadcasting, with strongest over-indexing on Broadcast journalism (54.44× the country average).

Demographically, the Local news audience skews balanced with an average age of 48.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Urban Lifestyle.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Local news fan in France is balanced, around 48.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Broadcast journalism.

Category: News · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Local news profile in France.

Audience size
4.1M
in France
Gender
52.9%
47.1% male
Age
48.0
average years
Country rank
#970
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local news fans

52.9% are female, 47.1% are male, average age 48.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.9%
Female
47.1%
Male
Demographic split for Local news audience in France
MetricValue
Female52.9%
Male47.1%
Average age48.0
Estimated audience size4,080,659
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 48.0
average years
Age distribution of the Local news audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2912%
30-3915%
40-4922%
50+45%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Local news audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local news
CountryShare
United States34.1%
India8.0%
United Kingdom6.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the France average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Local news audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local news fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hauts-de-France~400K1.13×
02Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K1.11×
03Île-de-France~800K1.10×
04Centre-Val de Loire~200K1.05×
05Corsica~20K1.04×
06Normandy~200K1.00×
07Occitanie~300K0.99×
08Grand Est~300K0.96×
09Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.96×
10Pays de la Loire~200K0.94×
11Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~400K0.92×
12Nouvelle-Aquitaine~300K0.91×
13Brittany~200K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Local news audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local news audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Broadcast journalismMovies & TV54.44×
02Smart cityTechnology & Electronics43.32×
03Public sectorBusiness & Career29.25×
04GovernmentPolitics & Society25.78×
05PoliticianPolitics & Society21.73×
06Local governmentPolitics & Society16.26×
07Internet of ThingsBusiness & Career14.72×
08News broadcastingBusiness & Career10.30×
09Urban planningBusiness & Career8.85×
10Live televisionMovies & TV7.58×
11Online newspaperNews5.35×
12La Charente LibreNews5.35×
13Google NewsNews4.40×
14InvestorBusiness & Career4.27×
15Ouest FranceNews3.84×
16Nice MatinNews3.84×
17Var MatinNews3.84×
18Corse MatinNews3.84×
19La Voix du NordNews3.84×
20DoctolibHealth2.11×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local news audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local news audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.72×
Urban LifestyleOPEN2.43×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER2.37×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local news audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.49×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.54×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.58×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local news have in France?

Local news has an estimated audience of 4,080,659 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local news fans?

52.9% of Local news fans are female, 47.1% are male, with an average age of 48.0 years.

03

Which brands do Local news fans like most?

Local news fans show strongest brand affinity for Broadcast journalism (54.44×), Government (25.78×), and News broadcasting (10.3×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local news fans live in France?

Local news fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~800K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~400K), and Hauts-de-France (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Local news fans also like?

Beyond Local news itself, the audience over-indexes on Government (25.78×), News broadcasting (10.3×), Public sector (29.25×), and Ouest France (3.84×) compared to the France average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Local news. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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