Timeline of Limoges
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Limoges, France.
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Prior to 20th century
- 11 BCE - Settlement renamed "Augustoritum."
- 1st century CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges established.[2]
- 2nd century - Limoges amphitheatre built.
- 1029 - Ecclesiastical council held in Limoges.
- 1031 - Ecclesiastical council held in Limoges.
- 1095 - "Synod of bishops" held in Limoges.
- 13th century - Saint-Étienne Bridge and Saint-Martial Bridge built.
- 1273 - Limoges Cathedral construction begins.
- 1370 - Siege of Limoges.
- 1495 - Printing press in operation.[3]
- 1525 - Lycée Gay-Lussac (Limoges) (school) founded.
- 1589 - Limoges becomes seat of Limousin province.[4]
- 1611 - Catholic "white" and "gray" confraternities of penitents established.
- 1615 - Fontaine des Barres installed.
- 1626 - School of Medicine established.
- 1630 - Plague.
- 1712 - Place Dauphine created.
- 1759 - Société royale d'agriculture de Limoges established.[5]
- 1768 - Château de Beauvais (Limoges) built.
- 1771 - Manufacture of Limoges porcelain begins.[6]
- 1790
- 1793 - Population: 20,864.[7]
- 1806 - Cimetière de Louyat (cemetery) established.
- 1838 - Pont Neuf (Limoges) (bridge) built.
- 1841 - Population: 29,870.[7]
- 1845 - Limousin Archaeological and Historical Society founded.[8]
- 1846 - Population: 38,119.[7]
- 1851 - Courrier du Centre newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1858 - Limoges Chamber of Commerce established.[10]
- 1861 - Population: 51,053.[7]
- 1864 - Fire.(fr)
- 1876 - Population: 59,011.[11]
- 1883 - Limoges City Hall built.
- 1886 - Population: 68,477.[12]
- 1891 - Société des archives historiques du Limousin founded.[5]
20th century
- 1905
- Limoges strikes of 1905 take place.
- Le Populaire du Centre newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1911 - Population: 92,181.[13]
- 1929 - Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins rebuilt.
- 1933 - Airfield in use.
- 1943
- Trolleybus begins operating.
- L'Écho du Centre newspaper begins publication.
- 1946 - Population: 107,857.[7]
- 1956 - Louis Longequeue becomes mayor.
- 1958 - Botanical garden created.[14]
- 1968 - University of Limoges established.
- 1970
- 1970 Tour de France cycling race departs from Limoges.
- Renaissance du vieux Limoges (historic preservation group) founded.[5]
- 1972 - Limoges – Bellegarde Airport built.
- 1984 - Festival des francophonies en Limousin established.
- 1990 - Alain Rodet becomes mayor.
- 1993 - Aquarium du Limousin opens on Boulevard Gambetta (Limoges).
- 1998 - French multimedia library, Limoges established.
- 1999
21st century
- 2001 - Limoges-Métropole established.
- 2007 - Limoges Concert Hall opens.
- 2012 - Population: 136,221.
- 2014
- March: Limoges municipal election, 2014 held.
- Émile-Roger Lombertie becomes mayor.
- 2016 - Limoges becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
See also
Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Clement Cruttwell (1793). "Limoges". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson.
- "Limoges", Handbook for Travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
- "Limoges", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- "Limoges", 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: Limoges
- John M. Merriman (1985). The Red City: Limoges and the French Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-536518-4.
- Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Limoges". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
in French
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