Timeline of Angers

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

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Prior to 19th century

• 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 – Abbaye du Ronceray d'Angers  [ fr ] founded.
• 1059 – Abbaye Saint-Serge d'Angers  [ fr ] rebuilt.
• 12th century – Trinity Church, Angers  [ fr ] construction begins. ^[5]
• 1151 – Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154). ^[2]
• 1184 – Hôpital Saint-Jean  [ 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 - Logis Barrault  [ fr ] mansion built. ^[2]
• 1508 - Anjou customary laws published. ^[9]
• 1516 - Grand jour  [ fr ] (judicial proceeding) takes place.
• 1539 – Grand jour  [ fr ] (judicial proceeding) takes place.
• 1585 – Huguenots in power. ^[6]
• 1589 – Catholic League active, then quashed. ^[10]
• 1685 - Académie des sciences, belles lettres et arts d'Angers  [ fr ] founded. ^[11]
• 1790 – Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté. ^[12]
• 1791 – Angers Public Library  [ fr ] founded. ^[13]
• 1793
  • February: Liberty pole erected in the Place du Ralliement  [ fr ].
  • December: Siege of Angers. ^[5]
• 1796 – Archives départementales de Maine-et-Loire  [ fr ] established. ^[14]
• 1797 – Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established. ^[15]

19th century

• 1806 – Population: 29,187. ^[12]
• 1823 – Hôtel de Ville completed. ^[16]
• 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. ^[17]
• 1856 – Population: 50,726. ^[12]
• 1859 – Café Serin in business. ^[18]
• 1869 – Patriote de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication. ^[19]
• 1871 – Grand Théâtre (Angers)  [ fr ] opens.
• 1873 – Journal de Maine-et-Loire newspaper begins publication. ^[19]
• 1875 – Catholic University of Angers active.
• 1876 – Population: 56,846. ^[20]
• 1878 – Gare d'Angers-Saint-Serge  [ fr ] (rail station) opens.
• 1883 – Petit Courrier  [ fr ] newspaper begins publication. ^[19]
• 1886 – Population: 73,044. ^[21]
• 1889 – Musée Pincé  [ fr ] opens. ^[15]
• 1895 – Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established. ^[22]
• 1896 – Angers tramway (1896)  [ fr ] begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 – Galeries Lafayette (Angers)  [ fr ] built on Rue d'Alsace (Angers)  [ fr ].
• 1911 – Population: 83,786. ^[23]
• 1914 – Avrillé airfield begins operating. ^[18]
• 1919 – Angers SCO (sport club) formed. ^[18]
• 1937
  • Parc de la Garenne created. ^[24]
  • Roman-era archaeological remains found. ^[3]
• 1940 – June: German occupation begins. ^[2]
• 1944
  • May: Bombing by Allied forces.
  • August: German occupation ends. ^[2]
  • Le Courrier de l'Ouest  [ fr ] newspaper begins publication. ^[4]
• 1964 – Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands. ^[25]
• 1967 – 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
• 1968 – Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine  [ fr ] opens. ^[26]
• 1971 – University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.
• 1972 – 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
• 1973
  • Pont de l'Atlantique (Angers)  [ fr ] (bridge) built.
  • Association généalogique de l'Anjou formed. ^[11]
• 1974 – Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali. ^[25]
• 1980 – Association des musulmans d'Angers founded. ^[27]
• 1982
  • Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
  • Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.
  • Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy. ^[25]
• 1983 – Centre de congrès d'Angers  [ fr ] (assembly hall) built.
• 1985 – Parc des expositions d'Angers  [ fr ] developed.
• 1986 – Nouveau théâtre d'Angers  [ fr ] established.
• 1988
  • TV10 Angers  [ fr ] begins broadcasting.
  • Angers twinned with Wigan, United Kingdom. ^[25]
• 1991 – Amphitéa  [ fr ] assembly hall built.
• 1994 – Théâtre de la Comédie d'Angers  [ fr ] opens.
• 1999 – Population: 151,279. ^[12]

21st century

• 2005 – Angers child sexual abuse case  [ fr ] tried. ^{[28] [29]}
• 2007
  • Le Quai  [ fr ] cultural space opens.
  • Angers 7  [ fr ] television begins broadcasting.
• 2011
  • Angers tramway begins operating.
  • City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA. ^[30]
  • Population: 148,803.
• 2014
  • March: Angers municipal election, 2014  [ fr ] held.
  • Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.
  • Mosque construction begins. ^[27]
• 2015 – December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015  [ fr ] held. ^[31]

See also

• Angers history
• History of Angers  [ fr ]
• Juliomagus  [ fr ] (Roman era settlement)
• List of heritage sites in Angers  [ fr ]
• List of mayors of Angers  [ fr ]
• List of counts of Anjou (residing in Angers beginning in 9th c.) ^[2]
• History of Anjou  [ fr ]
• History of Maine-et-Loire  [ fr ] department

other cities in the Pays de la Loire region

• Timeline of Le Mans
• Timeline of Nantes

References

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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

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in French

• Jean-François Bodin [in French] (1847). Recherches historiques sur l'Anjou (in French) (2nd ed.). Cosnier et Lachèse.
• Ch. Brossard (1901). "Anjou: Maine-et-Loire: Description des villes: Angers". La France de l'Ouest. Géographie pittoresque et monumentale de la France (in French). Flammarion. hdl:2027/nyp.33433066581129. (+ table of contents)
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