Timeline of Angers
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Angers, France.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 372 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers established.[1]
- 471 - Merovingians in power.[2]
- 8th century - Angers becomes part of Anjou province.[2]
- 851 - Frankish-Breton treaty signed in Angers.
- 870 - Duke of Anjou centered in Angers.[3]
- 1025 - Angers Cathedral built.[4]
- 1028 - fr founded.
- 1059 - fr rebuilt.
- 12th century - fr construction begins.[5]
- 1151 - Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154).[2]
- 1184 - fr built.[6]
- 13th century - Château d'Angers (castle) enlarged.[5]
- 1288 - Jews expelled from Anjou.[7]
- 1364 - Universitas Andegavensis active.[2]
- 1380 - Apocalypse Tapestry created.[2]
- 1384 - Public clock installed.[8]
- 1487 - fr mansion built.[2]
- 1508 - Anjou customary laws published.[9]
- 1516 - fr (judicial proceeding) takes place.
- 1539 - fr (judicial proceeding) takes place.
- 1585 - Huguenots in power.[6]
- 1589 - Catholic League active, then quashed.[10]
- 1685 - fr founded.[11]
- 1790 - Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté.[12]
- 1791 - fr founded.[13]
- 1793
- February: Liberty pole erected in the fr.
- December: Siege of Angers.[5]
- 1797 - Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established.[14]
19th century
- 1806 - Population: 29,187.[12]
- 1839 - Basse-Chaine Bridge built.
- 1849 - Cointreau distillery in business.[4]
- 1850 - 16 April: Collapse of the Basse-Chaine Bridge.[4]
- 1855 - Chamber of Commerce established.[15]
- 1856 - Population: 50,726.[12]
- 1859 - Café Serin in business.[16]
- 1869 - Patriote de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1871 - fr opens.
- 1873 - Journal de Maine-et-Loire newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1875 - Catholic University of Angers active.
- 1876 - Population: 56,846.[18]
- 1878 - fr (rail station) opens.
- 1883 - fr newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1886 - Population: 73,044.[19]
- 1889 - fr opens.[14]
- 1895 - Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established.[20]
- 1896 - fr begins operating.
20th century
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- 1901 - fr built on fr.
- 1911 - Population: 83,786.[21]
- 1914 - Avrillé airfield begins operating.[16]
- 1919 - Angers SCO (sport club) formed.[16]
- 1937
- 1940 - June: German occupation begins.[2]
- 1944
- 1964 - Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands.[23]
- 1967 - 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
- 1968 - fr opens.[24]
- 1971 - University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.
- 1972 - 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
- 1973
- 1974 - Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali.[23]
- 1980 - Association des musulmans d’Angers founded.[25]
- 1982
- Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
- Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.
- Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy.[23]
- 1983 - fr (assembly hall) built.
- 1985 - fr developed.
- 1986 - fr established.
- 1988
- 1991 - fr assembly hall built.
- 1994 - fr opens.
- 1999 - Population: 151,279.[12]
21st century
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- 2005 - fr tried.[26][27]
- 2007
- 2011
- Angers tramway begins operating.
- City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.[28]
- Population: 148,803.[29]
- 2014
- March: fr held.
- Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.
- Mosque construction begins.[25]
- 2015 - December: fr held.[29]
See also
- Angers history
- fr
- fr (Roman era settlement)
- fr
- fr
- List of counts of Anjou (residing in Angers beginning in 9th c.)[2]
- fr
- fr department
- other cities in the Pays de la Loire region
References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Overall 1870.
- ↑ Lévi 1901.
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- ↑ Caswell 1977.
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- ↑ André 1938.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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