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Le Petit Futé

French travel guides

Petit Futé (founded 1976) is a series of French travel guides broadly equivalent to the Lonely Planet series in English or the competing French 'Guides du routard' series. The series also publishes some works in English, such as Petit Futé Best of France. The term petit futé means "little wily one," implying in this case for the wily and cost-conscious traveller, and the imprint's logo is a (wily) fox.2 It was founded by François Delay and Dominique Auzias and others.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Petit Futé (founded 1976) is a series of French travel guides broadly equivalent to the Lonely Planet series in English or the competing French 'Guides du routard' series. The series also publishes some works in English, such as Petit Futé Best of France. The term petit futé means "little wily one," implying in this case for the wily and cost-conscious traveller, and the imprint's logo is a (wily) fox.2

The story

Founded by Dominique Auzias and François Delay in 1976.1

Leadership

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Timeline

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Sources

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