L'Est Républicain is a daily regional French newspaper based in Nancy, France. L'Est Républicain was established in 1889 by Léon Goulette, a French Republican. The newspaper was founded on the grounds of anti-Boulangisme. It was closed down in 1941 when France was under the German occupation during World War II. In 1946 it was restarted. The paper is headquartered in Nancy and has its primary market in the régions of Lorraine and Franche-Comté. On 23 September 2006, L'Est Républicain published a report on the possible death of Osama bin Laden.