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Presses universitaires de France

Logo: Presses universitaires de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

French publishing house

Presses universitaires de France (PUF; English: University Press of France), founded in 1921 by Paul Angoulvent (1899–1976), is a French publishing house.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1921Founded1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Websitewww.puf.com
  • Legal formSA à conseil d'administration (s.a.i.)3
  • LEI969500WVKIFGKRDJN3693
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address5 ALLEE DE LA DEUXIEME D.B., 75015 Paris, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 7919172303

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Presses universitaires de France (PUF; English: University Press of France), founded in 1921 by Paul Angoulvent (1899–1976), is a French publishing house.2

The story

The financial and legal structure of the Presses Universitaires de France was completely restructured in 2000, when the original cooperative structure was abandoned. Companies that then took stakes in PUF included Flammarion Publishing (17% in 2000, 18% currently) and insurer Maaf Assurances (9%, 8% currently). In 2006, another insurance giant Garantie Mutuelle des Fonctionnaires (GMF) injected capital into the PUF, taking a 16.4% stake in the publisher.

From Wikipedia’s article on Presses Universitaires de France, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Éditions Rieder1

Timeline

  1. 1921Founded Founded1

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