Timeline of Rennes
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rennes, France.
Prior to 20th century
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- 5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Rennes active.[1]
- 1356 - Siege of Rennes (1356-1357).[2]
- 1561 - Parlement of Brittany headquartered in Rennes.[2]
- 1589 - 13 March: Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur takes power.[3]
- 1598 - May: Entry of Henry IV into Rennes.[2]
- 1654 - Parlement of Brittany building built.[4]
- 1672 - Saint George Palace built.[4]
- 1693 - Office of mayor established.[5]
- 1700 - St. Stephen's Church, Rennes built.
- 1720 - December: 1720 Rennes fire.[2]
- 1743 - Rennes City Hall built.
- 1757 - Brittany Society of Agriculture, Commerce and Arts founded.[6]
- 1768 - Saint-Sauveur Basilica, Rennes built.
- 1770 - Population: 23,143.
- 1790 - Rennes becomes part of the Ille-et-Vilaine souveraineté.[7]
- 1793 - Population: 30,160.[7]
- 1794 - Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes and Musée de Bretagne established.[8]
- 1803
- Municipal library founded.[9][10](fr)
- Lycée Émile-Zola opens.
- 1836 - Opéra de Rennes opens.
- 1853 - Société d'horticulture d'Ille-et-Vilaine founded.[11]
- 1856 - Population: 45,664.[7]
- 1857 - Gare de Rennes built.
- 1858 - Rennes Chamber of Commerce founded.
- 1878 - Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes women's prison begins operating.
- 1882 - Société de géographie de Rennes founded.[11]
- 1886 - Population: 66,139.[12]
- 1899 - Alfred Dreyfus' second trial takes place in Rennes.
20th century
- 1903 - Prison Jacques-Cartier built.
- 1911 - Population: 79,372.[13]
- 1933 - Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport built.
- 1936 - St. Theresa Church, Rennes built.
- 1940 - German occupation begins.(fr)
- 1944 - 4 August: Liberation of Rennes by Allied forces.
- 1946 - Population: 113,781.[7]
- 1956 - Rennes partnered with Exeter, UK.[14]
- 1958 - Rennes partnered with Rochester, New York, USA.[14]
- 1961 - Le Liberté (Rennes) (assembly hall) opens on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle (Rennes).
- 1962 - Population: 151,948.[7]
- 1964 - Rennes partnered with Erlangen, Germany.[14]
- 1965 - Rennes partnered with Brno, Czech Republic.[14]
- 1967 - Rennes partnered with Sendai, Japan.[14]
- 1968 - Rennes "Maison de la Culture" established.
- 1970 - University of Rennes 1 established.
- 1977 - Edmond Hervé becomes mayor.
- 1980 - Rennes partnered with Leuven, Belgium.[citation needed]
- 1982
- Rennes partnered with Setif, Algeria;[14] and Cork, Ireland.
- Rennes becomes part of the Brittany (administrative region).
- 1983 - Regional Council of Brittany headquartered in the Hôtel de Courcy in Rennes.(fr)
- 1989 - Theatre in Old St. Stephen's in use.
- 1990
- Socialist Party national congress held in Rennes.
- Théâtre National de Bretagne established.
- 1991 - Rennes partnered with Almaty, Kazakhstan.[14]
- 1992
- Gare de Rennes rebuilt.
- Rennes partnered with Hué, Vietnam.[14]
- 1994 - February: Parlement of Brittany fire.
- 1995 - Rennes partnered with Bandiagara Cercle, Mali.[14]
- 1998 - Rennes partnered with Poznań, Poland.[14]
- 1999
21st century
- 2002
- Rennes Metro begins operating.
- Rennes partnered with Jinan, China.[14]
- 2006 - Les Champs Libres cultural centre opens.
- 2008
- Pathe Gaumont cinema opens.[15]
- Daniel Delaveau becomes mayor.
- 2011 - Population: 208,033.[16]
- 2012 - Population: 209,860.
- 2014
- March: Rennes municipal election, 2014 held.
- Nathalie Appéré becomes mayor.
- 2015 - December: Brittany regional election, 2015 held.[16]
See also
- History of Rennes
- List of mayors of Rennes
- List of heritage sites in Rennes
- History of Ille-et-Vilaine department
- Timeline of Brittany
- other cities in the Brittany region
References
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Rennes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b Chambers 1901.
- ^ Ducrest de Villeneuve 1845.
- ^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Notice communale: Rennes". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "(Rennes)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Histoire et chiffres". Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 14 (9th ed.), New York
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (list of cities) - ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Rennes)" (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. 1890.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Des jumelages a la cooperation decentralisee (PDF) (in French), Archives de Rennes, 2014
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Rennes, France". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Données du Monde: Rennes", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Rennes", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Rennes", A Handbook for Travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - C.B. Black (1876), "Rennes", Guide to the North of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Rennes", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Rennes". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Rennes", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
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in French
- E. Ducrest de Villeneuve; D. Maillet (1845). Histoire de Rennes (in French). Rennes: Edouard Morault. (includes timeline)
- "Rennes". Bretagne orientale et Maine. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1902. OCLC 457600236.
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