Timeline of Angers

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Angers, France.

Prior to 19th century

* 372 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers established.
* 471 – Merovingians in power.
* 8th century – Angers becomes part of Anjou province.
* 851 – Frankish-Breton treaty signed in Angers.
* 870 – Duke of Anjou centered in Angers.
* 1025 – Angers Cathedral built. (chronology)
* 1028 – founded.
* 1059 – rebuilt.
* 12th century – construction begins.
* 1151 – Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154).
* 1184 – built.
* 13th century – Château d'Angers (castle) enlarged.
* 1288 – Jews expelled from Anjou.
* 1364 – Universitas Andegavensis active.
* 1380 – Apocalypse Tapestry created.
* 1384 – Public clock installed.
* 1487 - mansion built.
* 1508 - Anjou customary laws published.
* 1516 - (judicial proceeding) takes place.
* 1539 – (judicial proceeding) takes place.
* 1585 – Huguenots in power.
* 1589 – Catholic League active, then quashed.
* 1685 - founded.
* 1790 – Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté.
* 1791 – founded.
* 1793
** February: Liberty pole erected in the .
** December: Siege of Angers.
* 1796 – established.
* 1797 – Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established.

19th century

* 1806 – Population: 29,187.
* 1839 – Basse-Chaine Bridge built.
* 1849 – Cointreau distillery in business.
* 1850 – 16 April: Collapse of the Basse-Chaine Bridge.
* 1855 – Chamber of Commerce established.
* 1856 – Population: 50,726.
* 1859 – Café Serin in business.
* 1869 – ''Patriote de l'Ouest'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1871 – opens.
* 1873 – ''Journal de Maine-et-Loire'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1875 – Catholic University of Angers active.
* 1876 – Population: 56,846.
* 1878 – (rail station) opens.
* 1883 – ' newspaper begins publication.
* 1886 – Population: 73,044.
* 1889 – opens.
* 1895 – Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established.
* 1896 – begins operating.

20th century

* 1901 – built on .
* 1911 – Population: 83,786.
* 1914 – Avrillé airfield begins operating.
* 1919 – Angers SCO (sport club) formed.
* 1937
** Parc de la Garenne created.
** Roman-era archaeological remains found.
* 1940 – June: German occupation begins.
* 1944
** May: Bombing by Allied forces.
** August: German occupation ends.
** ' newspaper begins publication.
* 1964 – Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands.
* 1967 – 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
* 1968 – opens.
* 1971 – University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.
* 1972 – 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
* 1973
** (bridge) built.
** Association généalogique de l'Anjou formed.
* 1974 – Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali.
* 1980 – Association des musulmans d'Angers founded.
* 1982
** Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
** Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.
** Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy.
* 1983 – (assembly hall) built.
* 1985 – developed.
* 1986 – established.
* 1988
** begins broadcasting.
** Angers twinned with Wigan, United Kingdom.
* 1991 – assembly hall built.
* 1994 – opens.
* 1999 – Population: 151,279.

21st century

* 2005 – tried.
* 2007
** cultural space opens.
** television begins broadcasting.
* 2011
** Angers tramway begins operating.
** City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
** Population: 148,803.
* 2014
** March: held.
** Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.
** Mosque construction begins.
* 2015 – December: held.

See also

* Angers history
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* (Roman era settlement)
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* List of counts of Anjou (residing in Angers beginning in 9th c.)
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* department

;other cities in the Pays de la Loire region
* Timeline of Le Mans
* Timeline of Nantes

References

''This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.''

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