Timeline of Orléans
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Orléans, France.
Prior to 20th century
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- 2nd century - Roman Catholic Diocese of Orléans established.[1]
- 463 - Battle of Orleans (463).
- 511 - First Council of Orléans held.
- 548 - Fifth Council of Orléans held.
- 1278 - Orléans Cathedral construction begins.
- 1429 - Siege of Orléans.[2]
- 1439 - Estates-General of 1439 held.
- 1490 - Printing press in operation.[3]
- 1508 - Hôtel des Créneaux built.
- 1549 - Hôtel Groslot d'Orléans built.
- 1560 - Estates-General of 1560 held.
- 1714 - Bibliothèque communale d'Orléans (library) founded.[4][5]
- 1763 - George V Bridge, Orléans opens.
- 1790 - Orleans becomes part of the Loiret souveraineté.[6]
- 1797 - Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans established.
- 1800 - Population: 41,937.[6]
- 1809 - Société des Sciences Physiques et Médicales d'Orléans active.[7]
- 1843 - Gare d'Orléans opens.
- 1870 - December: Battle of Orléans.
- 1872 - Chartres-Orléans line begins operating.
- 1873 - Orléans-Gien line begins operating.
- 1877 - Tramway begins operating.
- 1886 - Population: 60,826.[6]
20th century
- 1905 - Maréchal-Joffre Bridge (1905) built.
- 1911 - Population: 72,096.[8]
- 1958 - Maréchal-Joffre Bridge (1958) built.
- 1966 - University of Orléans active.
- 1975
- Orléans Theatre opens.
- Population: 106,246.[6]
- 1977 - Halles Châtelet opens.
- 1982 - Orleans becomes part of the Centre-Val de Loire region.
- 1988 - Place d'Arc opens.
- 1989 - March: 1989 French municipal elections held.
- 1996 - Zénith d'Orléans arena opens.
- 2000 - Orléans tramway begins operating.
21st century
- 2005 - Open d'Orléans tennis tournament begins.
- 2008 - Gare d'Orléans rebuilt.
- 2012 - Population: 114,286.
- 2014 - March: Orléans municipal election, 2014 held.
- 2015 - Olivier Carré becomes mayor.
See also
- Orléans#History
- Histoire d'Orléans, standalone article at fr.wiki
- List of mayors of Orléans
- Duke of Orléans, including a list of the dukes
- List of heritage sites in Orléans
- History of Loiret
Other cities in the Centre-Val de Loire region:
References
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Britannica 1910.
- ^ Henri Bouchot [in French] (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
- ^ Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 14 (9th ed.), New York
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (list of cities) - ^ Cuissard 1894.
- ^ a b c d "Notice communale: Orleans". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. 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.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Clement Cruttwell (1793). "Orleans". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson.
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Orleans", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- "Orleans", Handbook for travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
- C.B. Black (1876), "Orleans", Guide to the north of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
- "Orleans", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
- "Orleans", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Cambridge, Eng., New York, At the University Press, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Orleans", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
in French
- Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Orleans". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
- Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1850). "Orleans". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 168. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
- Charles Cuissard (1894). La Bibliothèque d'Orléans: son origine, sa formation, son développement (in French). Herluison.
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