France Cartes emerged in 1962 when Jean-Marie Simon, founder of La Ducale brand, acquired Grimaud. The merger married two of France's leading playing-card manufacturers under the name France Cartes. The company expanded further through the acquisition of Héron (1994), Éditions Dusserre (2003) and Jeujura (2006), becoming the Groupe France Cartes. In 2014 Cartamundi acquired France Cartes as part of its international expansion, thereby acquiring historic brands such as Grimaud, Ducale, Héron and Dusserre. In 2020 France Cartes and Cartamundi France were formally merged, and in 2023 production at the historic Saint-Max factory was transferred to Cartamundi's Spanish facility.
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