Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aix-en-Provence, France.
Prior to 20th century
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See also: History of Aix-en-Provence in the middle ages and History of Aix-en-Provence during the Ancien Régime (both in French)
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- 123 BCE - Aquae Sextiae founded.[1]
- 102 BCE - Battle of Aquae Sextiae.[1]
- 1st century CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Aix established.[2]
- 477 - Visigoths in power.[1]
- 731 - Saracens in power.[1]
- 12th century - Aix Cathedral construction begins.
- 1112 - Religious council held in Aix.[3]
- 1277 - Saint-Jean-de-Malte Church built.
- 1409 - University founded.[4]
- 1487 - Aix becomes part of the Crown lands of France.[1]
- 1501 - Regional Parliament of Aix-en-Provence established.[1]
- 1505 - Clock tower built.[1]
- 1651 - Hôtel de Suffren built on the Cours Mirabeau.
- 1667 - Pavillon Vendôme (residence) built.
18th-19th centuries
See also: History of Aix-en-Provence during the revolution and History of Aix-en-Provence in the 19th century (both in French)
- 1703 - Église de la Madeleine (Aix-en-Provence) (church) built.
- 1705 - "Bathing establishment" constructed.[1]
- 1756 - Theatre built.[5]
- 1790
- Regional Parliament of Aix-en-Provence dissolved.
- Aix becomes part of the Bouches du Rhône souveraineté.[6]
- 1807 - Académie des sciences, agriculture, arts et belles-lettres d'Aix founded.[7]
- 1810 - Bibliothèque Méjanes (library) opens.[8]
- 1838
- October: Religious Council of Aix-en-Provence held.
- Musée Granet opens.[9]
- Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence founded.[9]
- 1839 - 19 January: Birth of Paul Cézanne.
- 1860 - Fontaine de la Rotonde installed.
- 1881 - Population: 23,887.[10]
20th century
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See also: History of Aix-en-Provence in the 20th century (in French)
- 1903 - Société d'études provençales (learned society) founded.[11]
- 1906 - Population: 19,433.[1]
- 1910 - Musée des Tapisseries d'Aix-en-Provence opens.[9]
- 1911 - Musée Arbaud founded.[12][1]
- 1912 - Fountain installed in the Place d'Albertas.
- 1945 - Henri Mouret becomes mayor.
- 1946 - Aix-en-Provence Military School active.
- 1948 - Aix-en-Provence Festival of music begins.
- 1954 - Population: 54,217.[6]
- 1960 - Aix twinned with Tübingen, Germany.[13]
- 1966 - Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer established in Aix.[14][15]
- 1967 - Félix Ciccolini becomes mayor.
- 1968 - Population: 89,566.[6]
- 1969 - Société aixoise d'études historiques (historical society) founded.[11]
- 1970 - Aix twinned with Perugia, Italy.[13]
- 1975 - Population: 110,659.[6]
- 1976 - Café-Théâtre de la Fontaine d'Argent opens.
- 1977
- Fountain installed in the Place des Cardeurs.
- Aix twinned with Bath, England.[13]
- 1978 - Alain Joissains becomes mayor.
- 1979 - Aix twinned with Granada, Spain.[13]
- 1982
- Canton of Aix-en-Provence-Centre created.[6]
- Aix becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1983 - Jean-Pierre de Peretti Della Rocca becomes mayor.
- 1985 - Aix twinned with Coimbra, Portugal.[13]
- 1986 - March: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held.
- 1989 - Jean-François Picheral becomes mayor.
- 1992 - Aix twinned with Carthage, Tunisia.[13]
- 1995 - Aix twinned with Ashkelon, Israel.[13]
- 1999 - Population: 133,018.[6]
21st century
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- 2001
- Maryse Joissains-Masini becomes mayor.
- Communauté d'agglomération du pays d'Aix created.
- 2007 - Grand Théâtre de Provence opens.
- 2011 - Population: 140,684.[16]
- 2015 - December: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 2015 held.[16]
- 2016 - Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence established.
See also
- History of Aix-en-Provence
- List of mayors of Aix-en-Provence
- List of heritage sites in Aix-en-Provence
- History of Provence region
- Timeline of Provence region
Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia 1913.
- ^ Champagnac 1839.
- ^ "Patrimoine architectural (Aix-en-Provence)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Notice communale: Aix-en-Provence". 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.
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- ^ Chambers 1901.
- ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Aix-en-Provence)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Historique de l'Académie" (in French). Académie d’Aix. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Les jumelages". Aixenprovence.fr (in French). Mairie d’Aix-en-Provence. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer". Archives nationales. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Vincent Confer (1969). "Depot in Aix and Archival Sources for France Outre-Mer". French Historical Studies. 6. JSTOR 286248.
- ^ a b "Données du Monde: Aix-en-Provence", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Aix", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Aix", Handbook for Travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Aix". South-Eastern France (3rd ed.). Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. 1898.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Aix". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Aix", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Aix-en-Provence". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York. 1913.
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in French
- Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Aix". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Aix". Provence. Guides Joanne (in French). 1906.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Aix-en-Provence". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). 1914.
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