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How to read Les Echos free or for less

Les Echos is France's main business daily, and most of its journalism is for subscribers. It sells two digital plans: La Sélection, the newsroom's daily pick of articles, and Premium, which covers every article plus the digital newspaper. Readers under 30 get the first month free and lower prices, and students at many French universities can read Les Echos free through the library's Europresse access.

Last checked 14 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

If you are a student, read Les Echos free through your university library's Europresse access; if you are under 30, the under-30 La Sélection plan is a free first month, then €9.90 a month.

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School / university

Les Echos in Europresse through your university library

Free

Université Paris Cité lists Les Echos among the titles in Europresse, which students and staff can open from home at any time with their university account. Many other French university libraries also subscribe to Europresse, so look for it in your library's list of online resources.

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School / university

Business-school access through Factiva and Europresse

Free

HEC Paris's Learning Center gives its community Les Echos and lesechos.fr articles through Factiva, and the print edition's articles through Europresse. Since March 2024, Les Echos content appears in Factiva 24 hours after it is published. Other business schools may offer similar access, so check your school library.

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App

Subscribe in the iPhone app

La Sélection €12.49/month or €118.99/year; Premium €39.99/month or €399/year (in-app purchase)

The Les Echos app sells both plans through your Apple account. The yearly in-app prices can work out cheaper than paying monthly, but compare them with the website's offers first.

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Student rate

Under-30 plans

La Sélection: first month free, then €9.90/month; Premium: first month free, then €19.90/month (both with a one-year commitment)

Readers under 30 get the cheapest prices Les Echos sells. La Sélection is the newsroom's daily pick of articles; Premium gives every article, the digital newspaper and the newsletters. Both under-30 plans commit you for a year.

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Intro offer

La Sélection: the newsroom's daily pick

€9.90/month with a one-year commitment, or €12.90/month with no commitment (list price €14.90/month)

La Sélection gives you each day's exclusive analyses, investigations and business stories chosen by the newsroom, on the app, the website and by email at 8:30, plus a Saturday weekly review and 5 articles a month to share. It is not the full site.

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Intro offer

Premium: every article

€13.50/month for the first 3 months, then €39/month, with a one-year commitment (list price €45/month)

Premium gives unlimited access to all Les Echos content on the website and app, the digital newspaper from 21:30 the evening before it comes out, and all Premium newsletters. A no-commitment version is also sold, with a cheaper first month.

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Other

Buy a single digital newspaper in the app

€1.99 per issue

If you only need one day's paper, the Les Echos app sells single digital editions without a subscription.

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Questions

Mostly not; most of its articles are for subscribers. Students can often read it free through their university library's Europresse access.

On the website, La Sélection is €9.90 a month with a one-year commitment or €12.90 a month without. Premium, with every article and the digital newspaper, starts at €13.50 a month for 3 months, then €39 a month with a one-year commitment.

There are under-30 plans: the first month is free, then La Sélection is €9.90 a month and Premium €19.90 a month, both for a year. Many students can also read it free through Europresse at their university library.

At university libraries, often yes: Université Paris Cité, for example, lists Les Echos in Europresse with remote access for its students. Business schools such as HEC Paris also offer it through Factiva, 24 hours after publication.