Journal du Dimanche was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948.[1] He was managing editor of France Soir at that time.[1]
The weekly paper belongs to the Lagardère Group[2] through Hachette Filipacchi Médias.[3] The company is also the publisher of the paper[4] which is based in Paris[3] and which is published on Sundays.[5]
Le Journal du Dimanche was published in broadsheet format until 1999 when it began to be published in the Berliner format.[2] On 6 March 2011 the paper again changed its format and became published in large tabloid format.[2]
In the period of 2001-2002, Le Journal du Dimanche had a circulation of 275,000 copies.[4] Its 2009, circulation was 269,000 copies.[1] Between January and December 2010, the paper had a circulation of 257,280 copies.[2]
In 2020, Le Journal du Dimanche had a circulation of 151,007 copies.[6]
