Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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Early history

• 1st C. BCE – Augustonemetum founded at near Nemossos, the ancient capital of the Arverni
• 2nd C. CE – Augustonemetum has grown into a city, with a population estimated at between 15,000 and 30,000
• 3rd C. CE
  • the city is depopulated, and survives only as a fort at the site of the forum.
  • St Austremonius, the apostle of Auvergne and first bishop of Clermont.
• 4th C. CE – the settlement is now known as Arvernis, with a population estimated at 700 people; the Roman Catholic diocese of Clermont is established. ^[1] Five gates are built into the fortifications, while the rest of the Roman city lies in ruins.
• 5th C. – Abbey of Saint Allyre  [ fr ] construction begins.
• 471/475 – Arvernis besieged by the Visigoths; part of the Visigothic kingdom until the Frankish conquest in 507.
• 535 – Council of Clermont (535). ^[2]
• 549 – Second council of Clermont. ^[2]
• 587 – Third council of Clermont. ^{[2] [3]}

Medieval to early modern

• 761 – Pepin the Short pillages urbs Arverna and takes its fort, Claremontem Castrum in the Siege of Clermont (761).
• 848 – first mention of the name Clermont (Clarus Mons) as the name of the city; Arvernis remains in use as alongside Clermont at least until the end of the 9th century.
• 862 – city destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt under bishop Sigon
• 898/910 – city again pillaged by Vikings
• 946 – traditional date for the consecration of the Romanesque cathedral built under bishop Stephen II.
• 1095 – Council of Clermont: pope gives speech that starts the First Crusade. ^[2]
• 12th C. – Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date). ^[2]
• 1130 – Religious council  [ fr ] held in Clermont. ^[2]
• 13th C. – Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins. ^[2]
• 1273 – Chapelle des Cordeliers (Clermont-Ferrand)  [ fr ] construction begins.
• 15th C. – Château de Rabanesse  [ fr ] construction begins. ^[4]
• 1515 – Fontaine d'Amboise  [ fr ] (fountain) erected by Jacques d'Amboise. ^[2]
• 1623 – 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
• 1665 – Grands jours d'Auvergne  [ fr ] begin. ^[2]
• 1675 – Collège des Jésuites de Clermont-Ferrand  [ fr ] building construction begins. ^[5]
• 1731 – Towns of Clermont  [ fr ] and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand." ^[2]
• 1747 – Clermont-Ferrand Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts  [ fr ] founded. ^[6]
• 1790 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté. ^[7]

19th century

• 1801
  • Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created. ^[7]
  • Fontaine de la Pyramide  [ fr ] erected.
• 1806 – Population: 30,982. ^[7]
• 1826 – Chamber of Commerce established. ^[8]
• 1855
  • Clermont-Ferrand station opens.
  • Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication. ^[9]
• 1858 – Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Clermont-Ferrand)  [ fr ] installed in the Place de la Rodade.
• 1862 – Clermont-Ferrand Synagogue  [ fr ] ^[10] and Church of Saint Eutropius  [ fr ] built.
• 1886 – Population: 46,718. ^[11]
• 1889 – Michelin et Cie in business. ^[12]
• 1890 - Clermont-Ferrand tramway initiated.
• 1894 – Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established. ^[13]
• 1895 – Fontaine d'Urbain II  [ fr ] installed in the Place de la Victoire (Clermont-Ferrand)  [ fr ].
• 1896 – Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication. ^[9]

20th century

• 1906 – Galeries de Jaude  [ fr ] (shop) built.
• 1911 – Population: 65,386. ^[14]
• 1919 – La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
• 1921 – Population: 82,577. ^[7]
• 1926 – Population: 111,711. ^[7]
• 1940
  • June: City briefly occupied by German forces. ^[15]
  • July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy. ^[15]
• 1944 – Le Semeur Hebdo  [ fr ] begins publication.
• 1961
  • Gare routière (Clermont-Ferrand)  [ fr ] built.
  • Association Montferrand Renaissance founded. ^[16]
• 1974 – Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
• 1975 – Population: 156,763. ^[7]
• 1977 – Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel. ^{[17] [18]}
• 1979 – Maison des Congrès et de la Culture (Clermont-Ferrand)  [ fr ] in use.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1982
  • Cantons Centre  [ fr ], Nord-Ouest  [ fr ], Ouest  [ fr ], Sud-Est  [ fr ], and Montferrand  [ fr ] created. ^[7]
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival begins.
• 1995 – Radio Campus Clermont-Ferrand  [ fr ] begins broadcasting.
• 1999
  • Polydome  [ fr ] convention centre opens.
  • Population: 137,140. ^[7]

21st century

• 2003 – Le Magazine Zap begins publication.^(fr)
• 2006
  • Place de Jaude inaurated.
  • Clermont-Ferrand tramway begins operating.
• 2010 – Grande mosquée de Clermont-Auvergne  [ fr ] built. ^[18]
• 2012 – Population: 141,569.
• 2014 – Olivier Bianchi becomes mayor.
• 2015
  • Cantons of Clermont-Ferrand-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 created per Cantons of France redistricting, 2014  [ fr ].
  • March: Puy-de-Dôme departmental election, 2015  [ fr ] held.
  • December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015  [ fr ] held. ^[19]
• 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See also

• Clermont-Ferrand history
• History of Clermont-Ferrand  [ fr ]
• Augustonemetum (Roman-era settlement)
• List of mayors of Clermont-Ferrand
• List of heritage sites in Clermont-Ferrand  [ fr ]

other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Timeline of Grenoble
• Timeline of Lyon
• Timeline of St Etienne
• Timeline of Vienne  [ fr ]

References

1. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 30 December 2015.
2. Britannica 1910.
3. Charles Daniel (1903). "Conciles particuliers". Manuel des sciences sacrées (in French). Paris: Delhomme & Briguet. (chronological list)
4. Base Mérimée : Château de Rabanesse , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
5. Base Mérimée : Ancien collège des Jésuites , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
7. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Clermont-Ferrand , EHESS . (in French)
8. United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
9. A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
10. Base Mérimée : Synagogue , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
11. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
12. History of the Michelin Group (timeline), Michelin, retrieved 30 December 2015
13. "Sociétés savantes de France (Clermont-Ferrand)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques . Retrieved 30 December 2015.
14. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
15. Sweets 1986.
16. "Association Montferrand renaissance". Data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved 30 December 2015.
17. "À Clermont-Ferrand, la chapelle devenue mosquée", Le Figaro (in French), Paris, 11 October 2012
18. "Religion: quand les sœurs prêtaient leur chapelle aux musulmans", Le Parisien (in French), 16 June 2015
19. "Résultats élections: Clermont-Ferrand", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Abraham Rees (1819), "Clermont", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/mdp.39015057241146
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• S. Kahn (1903), "Clermont-Ferrand", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 4, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282284
• "Clermont-Ferrand"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 498.
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• John F. Sweets (1986). Choices in Vichy France: The French Under Nazi Occupation. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-503751-7. (case study of Clermont-Ferrand)

in French

• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac (1839). "Clermont-Ferrand". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire. Perisse frères.
• Benoît Gonod (1839). "Histoire moderne (Villes et provinces de France): Clermont". Catalogue des livres imprimés et manuscrits de la bibliothèque de la ville de Clermont-Ferrand. Clermont-Ferrand: Perol.
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• Ambroise Tardieu (historian) (1872). Histoire de la ville de Clermont-Ferrand (in French).
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