Le Vingtième Siècle

Le Vingtième Siècle^[1] (French: [lə vɛ̃tjɛm sjɛkl], The Twentieth Century) was a Belgian newspaper that was published from 1898 to 1940. Its supplement Le Petit Vingtième ("The Little Twentieth") is known as the first publication to feature The Adventures of Tintin.^[2]

Le Vingtième Siècle

Owner(s)	Georges Helleputte
Founder(s)	Joseph d'Ursel
Editor	Norbert Wallez
Founded	1895
Political alignment	Conservative, Catholic Party (Belgium)
Language	French
Ceased publication	1940

The conservative Catholic newspaper was founded by Georges Helleputte, Joseph d'Ursel, and Athanase de Broqueville (brother of Belgian Prime Minister Charles de Broqueville). Its first issue was published on 6 June 1898. It sold poorly and was kept alive by Charles de Broqueville and other Belgian aristocrats.

In 1914, Fernand Neuray took over as editor-in-chief. He distanced the newspaper from the Catholic alignment and tried to position it as a national newspaper.