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  3. Hauts-de-France
  4. Aisne
  5. 02140 Vervins

  6. Printing of the newspaper The Democrat of Aisne

Printing of the newspaper The Democrat of Aisne à Vervins dans l'Aisne

Printing of the newspaper The Democrat of Aisne

    2 Rue Dusolon
    02140 Vervins
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Photo de Printing of the newspaper The Democrat of Aisne
Crédit photo : Democrate vervins - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1906
Newspaper Foundation
1914-1919
Interruption World War I
1918 (6 novembre)
Death of Pascal Ceccaldi
1940-1944
Interruption World War II
1987
Withdrawal of the Ceccaldi family
2022 (16 juin)
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The printing of the Journal Le Démocrate de l'Aisne in total, i.e. the workshop and the buildings in return for square, appearing in the cadastre, section AD parcel 481, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by decree of 16 June 2022

Key figures

Pascal Ceccaldi - Founder and politician Created the newspaper in 1906, MP and President of the General Council.
Antoine Ceccaldi - Director and brother of Pascal Afterward in 1918, the newspaper continued.
Dr Destin Dupuy - Political opponent Supported by *The Liberal of Aisne*, rival of Ceccaldi.

Origin and history

The printing house of the newspaper Le Démocrate de l'Aisne was founded in 1906 in Vervins (Aisne) by Pascal Ceccaldi, a local politician, under the original name Le Démocrate vervinois. This daily, which became weekly, was a tool of rivalry against the Aisne Liberal, supported by his opponent, Dr Destin Dupuy. Ceccaldi, elected MP and President of the General Council of Aisne, used this newspaper to establish his political influence in the region.

The newspaper was interrupted twice: during the First World War (August 1914 to September 1919) and during the Second World War (May 1940 to September 1944). After Pascal Ceccaldi's death in 1918, his brother Antoine took over the direction of the newspaper, now his local anchor. The Ceccaldi family remained in charge until 1987, despite financial difficulties which almost led to its closure in 1988 and 1999. Since then, the Association Friends of the Democrat continues its existence.

Ranked a historic monument in June 2022, the printing house houses an exceptional set of early 20th century machines: a Duplex Buhler Frères (1924), linotypes and lead characters. In 2016, the Aisne Democrat was the last Western European newspaper still printed using these traditional techniques, with a circulation of 1,200 copies. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic (temporary suspension in 2020), it continues to appear every Thursday, sold €0.65 or by subscription.

The workshop, located at 2 Dusolon Street in Vervins, includes the entire printing shop, its buildings in return for square and its typographical material. Its inscription in historical monuments covers all machinery and premises, highlighting its unique heritage character. The newspaper also remains a legal advertising medium for the department of Aisne, thus combining administrative utility and historical preservation.

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