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of the

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of the city of

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Prior to 19th century

* 107 BCE -

Battle of Burdigala The Battle of Burdigala (the Roman name for Bordeaux, with stress on the 'i') was a battle of the Cimbrian War that occurred in the year 107 BC. The battle was fought between a combined Germanic-Celtic army including the Helvetian Tigurini unde ...

* 412 CE - Bordeaux taken by forces of Goth Adolphus. * 732 CE - Bordeaux taken by Ummayad forces * 1096 - Bordeaux Cathedral consecrated. * 1137 - 25 July: Wedding of

Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor ( – 1 April 1204; french: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, ) was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II, and Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from ...

and

Louis VII of France Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger, or the Young (french: link=no, le Jeune), was King of the Franks from 1137 to 1180. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI (hence the epithet "the Young") and married Duchess ...

in Bordeaux Cathedral. * 1152 - Wedding of

and

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...

* 1154 - Aquitaine passes under the control of English Kings. * 1441 - University of Bordeaux founded. * 1453 - Battle of Castillon, Bordeaux and Aquitaine pass from English to French control. * 1460 - Hâ Fort built. * 1486 -

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in operation. * 1494 - Porte du Caillau (gate) built. * 1500 - Tour Pey-Berland built. * 1533 -

College of Guienne The College of Guienne (french: Collège de Guyenne) was a school founded in 1533 in Bordeaux. The ''collège'' became renowned for the teaching of liberal arts between the years 1537 and 1571, attracting students such as Michel de Montaigne. Histo ...

founded. * 1548 - Locals resist the salt-tax (

Gabelle The ''gabelle'' () was a very unpopular tax on salt in France that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief lapses and revisions, until 1946. The term ''gabelle'' is derived from the Italian ''gabella'' (a duty), itself ...

) and were punished by

Anne de Montmorency Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings. Early lif ...

. * 1581 -

Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a liter ...

becomes mayor. * 1676 - consecrated. * 1712 - established. * 1740 -

Bordeaux municipal library Bordeaux municipal library is the central library of Bordeaux, situated in the Mériadeck neighbourhood and linked to nine smaller libraries. It has noteworthy collections and rare documents which earn it a French government designation of ''clas ...

opens. * 1775 - Place de la Bourse built. * 1780 - Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux inaugurated. * 1784 - Palais Rohan built. * 1790 - Bordeaux becomes part of the

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...

souveraineté. * 1793 - Population: 104,676. * 1796 - established.

19th century

* 1801 -

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine arts museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central Bordeaux. Its collections include paintings, sculptures and drawings from the 15t ...

established. * 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established. * 1814 - Declared itself for the

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis ...

. * 1818 - founded. * 1820 - Population: 92,375. * 1822 - Pont de pierre (bridge) opens. * 1831 - Maurel & Prom in business. * 1834 - Société de Pharmacie de Bordeaux founded. * 1835 - City hall moves to the Palais Rohan. * 1841 - Population: 104,686. * 1858 -

Jardin botanique de Bordeaux The Jardin botanique de Bordeaux (0.5 hectares) is the historical municipal botanical garden, located inside of the Jardin public" (Public garden), at Place Bardineau, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. It is open daily without charge. This ol ...

established. * 1860 - (bridge) built. * 1861 - Population: 162,750. * 1862 - 13 July: City hall burns down. * 1866 - Population: 194,241. * 1872 - ''Petite Gironde'' newspaper begins publication. * 1874 - (geographical society) founded. * 1876 - Population: 215,140. * 1880 - Société bordelaise de

Crédit Industriel et Commercial The Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC, "Industrial and Commercial Credit Company") is a bank and financial services group in France, founded in 1859. It has been majority owned by Crédit Mutuel, one of the country's top five banking groups, s ...

established. * 1898 - Bontou's cookbook published.

20th century

* 1903 - July:

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passes through Bordeaux. * 1906 - Population: 237,707. * 1907 - Construction of new docks was begun. * 1911 - Population: 261,678. * 1932 - Rex cinema opens. * 1938 - Stade du Parc Lescure opens. * 1940 - BETASOM submarine base established by Italian forces. * 1944 - '' Sud-Ouest'' newspaper begins publication. * 1962 -

France 3 Aquitaine France 3 Aquitaine is one of France 3's regional services broadcasting to people in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It was founded in 1962.The service is headquartered in Bordeaux, the city of the region. The channel is available in French, Basque, ...

television begins broadcasting. * 1963 -

Musée d'Aquitaine The Museum of Aquitaine ( French: ''Musée d'Aquitaine'') is a collection of objects and documents from the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine. History In the 16th century, the site of the Musée d'Aquitaine housed the convent of the Feuillant ...

established. * 1964 -

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relationship established with

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, USA. * 1965 - (bridge) opens. * 1967 -

Pont d'Aquitaine The Pont d'Aquitaine is a large suspension bridge over the Garonne, north-west of the city of Bordeaux, in France. It forms part of the ring-road of Bordeaux and carries the A630 autoroute. It was completed in 1967 and its main span is long. Th ...

(bridge) built. * 1968 ** Bordeaux Métropole established. ** Population: 266,662.Population en historique depuis 1968
INSEE * 1970 - Bordeaux Segalen University established. * 1980 -

Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine The ''Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine'' (ONBA) is a French symphony orchestra based in Bordeaux. Its principal concert venue is the ''Palais des sports''. In addition to its regular symphony concerts, the ONBA serves as the accompanying orches ...

active. * 1988 - Bordeaux International School established. * 1992 - Socialist Party

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held in Bordeaux. * 1995 -

Alain Juppé Alain Marie Juppé (; born 15 August 1945) is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the coun ...

becomes mayor. * 1998 - Some

1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...

football games held in Bordeaux.

21st century

* 2003 - Bordeaux tramway begins operating. * 2004 ** Station Hôtel de Ville (Tram de Bordeaux) opens. ** becomes mayor. * 2006 -

becomes mayor again. * 2007 ** designated an UNESCO

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. ** Population: 235,178. * 2012 - Population: 241,287. * 2013 -

Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas The Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas is a vertical-lift bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, France. It was inaugurated on 16 March 2013 by President François Hollande and Alain Juppé Alain Marie Juppé (; born 15 August 1945) is a French politici ...

(bridge) opens. * 2015 - December: held. * 2016 - Bordeaux becomes part of the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

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. * 2017 - Population: 254,436.

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bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...