Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Prior to 19th century
- 3rd century - Roman Catholic diocese of Clermont active.[1]
- 5th century - Abbey of Saint Allyre construction begins.
- 535 - Religious council held in Clermont.
- 549 - Religious council held in Clermont.
- 587 - Religious council held in Clermont.[3]
- 1095 - Religious council held in Clermont; pope gives speech that starts the First Crusade.
- 12th century - Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date).
- 1130 - Religious council held in Clermont.
- 13th century - Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins.
- 1273 - Chapelle des Cordeliers (Clermont-Ferrand) construction begins.
- 15th century - Château de Rabanesse construction begins.[4]
- 1515 - Fontaine d'Amboise (fountain) erected.
- 1623 - 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
- 1665 - Grands jours d'Auvergne begin.
- 1675 - Collège des Jésuites de Clermont-Ferrand building construction begins.[4]
- 1731 - Towns of Clermont and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand."
- 1747 - Clermont-Ferrand Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts founded.[5]
- 1790 - Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté.[6]
19th century
- 1801
- Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created.[6]
- Fontaine de la Pyramide erected.
- 1806 - Population: 30,982.[6]
- 1826 - Chamber of Commerce established.[7]
- 1855 - Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1858 - Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Clermont-Ferrand) installed in the Place de la Rodade.
- 1862 - Clermont-Ferrand Synagogue[4] and Church of Saint Eutropius built.
- 1886 - Population: 46,718.[9]
- 1889 - Michelin et Cie in business.[10]
- 1894 - Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established.[11]
- 1895 - Fontaine d'Urbain II installed in the Place de la Victoire (Clermont-Ferrand).
- 1896 - Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication.[8]
20th century
- 1906 - Galeries de Jaude (shop) built.
- 1911 - Population: 65,386.[12]
- 1919 - La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
- 1921 - Population: 82,577.[6]
- 1926 - Population: 111,711.[6]
- 1940
- June: City briefly occupied by German forces.
- July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy.
- 1944 - Le Semeur Hebdo begins publication.
- 1961
- Gare routière (Clermont-Ferrand) built.
- Association Montferrand Renaissance founded.[14]
- 1974 - Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
- 1975 - Population: 156,763.[6]
- 1977 - Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel.[15][16]
- 1979 - Maison des Congrès et de la Culture (Clermont-Ferrand) in use.
- 1982
- 1995 - Radio Campus Clermont-Ferrand begins broadcasting.
- 1999
- Polydome convention centre opens.
- Population: 137,140.[6]
21st century
- 2003 - Le Magazine Zap begins publication.(fr)
- 2006 - Clermont-Ferrand tramway begins operating.
- 2010 - Grande mosquée de Clermont-Auvergne built.[16]
- 2011 - Population: 140,957.[17]
- 2012 - Population: 141,569.
- 2014 - Olivier Bianchi becomes mayor.
- 2015
- 2016 - Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
See also
- other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
References
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Charles Daniel (1903). "Conciles particuliers". Manuel des sciences sacrées (in French). Paris: Delhomme & Briguet. (chronological list)
- 1 2 3 "Patrimoine architectural (Clermont-Ferrand)". Base Mérimée (in French). Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Notice communale: Clermont-Ferrand". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
- 1 2 A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
- ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
- ↑ History of the Michelin Group (timeline), Michelin, retrieved 30 December 2015
- ↑ "Sociétés savantes de France (Clermont-Ferrand)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- ↑ "Association Montferrand renaissance". Data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "À Clermont-Ferrand, la chapelle devenue mosquée", Le Figaro (in French), Paris, 11 October 2012
- 1 2 "Religion: quand les sœurs prêtaient leur chapelle aux musulmans", Le Parisien (in French), 16 June 2015
- 1 2 "Données du Monde: Clermont-Ferrand", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Clermont", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- "Clermont". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
- S. Kahn (1903), "Clermont-Ferrand", Jewish Encyclopedia, 4, New York
- "Clermont-Ferrand", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Georges Goyau (1910). "Clermont". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
- "Clermont-Ferrand", Southern France (6th ed.), Leipzig: Baedeker, 1914
- Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1922), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, 26,
Local history: Clermont-Ferrand
- 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
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