Private company
LGDJ
Logo: Jmadiot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
The Librairie générale de droit et de jurisprudence is the main French publishing house in law, created in 1836.2 It is headquartered in Paris.1 It is part of Lextenso.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersParis1
- Websitewww.lgdj.fr
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The Librairie générale de droit et de jurisprudence is the main French publishing house in law, created in 1836.2
Corporate structure
LGDJ is part of a group headed by Lextenso. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Lextenso
- LGDJ Paris
- Gualino Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Joly éditions Subsidiary
- Éditions Montchrestien Subsidiary
- Defrénois Subsidiary · France
- La Gazette du Palais Subsidiary · France
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1836Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.lgdj.fr1
- WikipediaLGDJ
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3237911
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataLGDJ on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLGDJ on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsLGDJ logo by Jmadiot, CC BY-SA 4.0