Timeline of Avignon
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Avignon, France.
Prior to 18th century
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- 4th-5th century CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Avignon established.[1]
- 500 - town falls to the Frankish leader Clovis I after a siege[2]
- 508 - Wandill, a lieutenant of Theoderic the Great, leader of the Ostrogoths, makes Avignon his headquarters[2]
- 581 - Mummolus in Avignon resisted siege by the Austrasian Guntram Boso[2]
- 591 - Outbreak of plague[3]
- 599 - Outbreak of plague[3]
- 730 - Saracens in power.[4]
- 737 - town falls to the Frankish leader Charles Martel after a siege[5]
- 739 - Saracens retake town[5]
- 1060 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1080 - Religious Council of Avignon held.[6]
- 1185 - Pont Saint-Bénézet (bridge) built.
- 1209 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1226 - Republic of Avignon "taken and dismantled by Louis VIII."[7]
- 1251 - "Counts of Toulouse and Provence" in power.[7]
- 1279 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1282 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1288 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 14th century - Avignon ramparts and Palais des Papes built.[7]
- 1303 - University of Avignon founded.[8]
- 1309 - Avignon Papacy begins.[6]
- 1326 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1327 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1334 - December: Papal conclave, 1334 held.
- 1337 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
- 1348
- 1408 - Pope Benedict XIII ousted; Avignon Papacy ends.[7]
- 1457 - Religious council held.[6]
- 1580 - Outbreak of plague[10]
18th-19th centuries
- 1791 - October: Massacres of La Glacière during the French Revolution.[6]
- 1792 - Avignon becomes part of the Bouches-du-Rhône souveraineté.[11]
- 1794 - Montfavet becomes part of Avignon.[11]
- 1796 - Archives départementales de Vaucluse established.[12][13]
- 1800 - Population: 21,412.[11]
- 1801
- Canton of Avignon-Nord and Canton of Avignon-Sud created.[11]
- Lycée d'agriculture, des sciences et des arts founded.[14]
- 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established.[15]
- 1811 - Musée Calvet (museum) established.[16]
- 1815 - Guillaume Brune assassinated.[7]
- 1820 - Cimetière Saint-Véran (cemetery) established.
- 1825 - Théâtre Municipal opens on the Place de l'Horloge.(fr)
- 1828 - L'Écho de Vaucluse begins publication.[17]
- 1847 - Opéra d'Avignon built.
- 1849 - Société d'agriculture founded.[18]
- 1856 - City Hall built.[citation needed]
- 1860 - Gare d'Avignon-Centre (train station) built.
- 1870 - Morières-lès-Avignon splits from Avignon to form its own commune.[11]
- 1881 - Le Radical de Vaucluse newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1899
- Electric tram begins operating.
- École des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon and Société avignonnaise des concerts symphoniques founded.
20th century
- 1911 - Population: 49,304.[19]
- 1913 - AC Arles-Avignon (football club) formed.
- 1925 - Le Pontet splits from Avignon to form its own commune.[11]
- 1929 - Société d'étude des sciences naturelles de Vaucluse founded.[14]
- 1937 - Avignon-Caumont Aerodrome established.
- 1947 - Festival d'Avignon begins.
- 1973 - Canton of Avignon-Est and Canton of Avignon-Ouest created.[11]
- 1975
- Parc des Sports (Avignon) (stadium) opens.
- Population: 90,786.[11]
- 1979 - Transports en Commun de la Région d'Avignon (transit entity) in operation.
- 1982
- Orchestre régional Avignon-Provence active.
- Avignon becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1984 - Avignon Film Festival begins.
- 1986 - Archives Municipales d’Avignon (city archives) established.[20]
- 1997 - École supérieure d'art d'Avignon established.
21st century
- 2001
- Gare d'Avignon TGV (train station) opens.
- Agglomeration community Grand Avignon (regional government) created.
- 2009 - Vélopop' bikeshare begins.
- 2013 - Virgule d'Avignon (train) begins operating.
- 2014 - Cécile Helle becomes mayor.
See also
- History of Avignon
- Avenio, Roman-era settlement (in French)
- List of mayors of Avignon
- List of bishops of Avignon
- List of heritage sites in Avignon
- History of Provence region
- Timeline of Provence
Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:
- Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
- Timeline of Arles
- Timeline of Marseille
- Timeline of Nice
- Timeline of Toulon
References
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 117.
- ^ a b Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 118.
- ^ Overall 1870.
- ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 20.
- ^ a b c d Haydn 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Avignon". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 260.
- ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 347.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Notice communale: Avignon". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Qui sommes-nous?". Archives départementales de Vaucluse (in French). Conseil départemental de Vaucluse. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Charles-Victor Langlois; Henri Stein (1891), "Archives départementales: Vaucluse", Les archives de l'histoire de France (in French), Paris: Alphonse Picard
{{citation}}: Check|author2=value (help); External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Avignon)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "(Avignon)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Villes, villages: Avignon". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Société d'agriculture et d'horticulture, Vaucluse". Data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Archives Municipales d'Avignon" (in French). Mairie d'Avignon. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Avignon", The Cyclopaedia, vol. 3, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Avignon". Handbook for Travellers in France (8th ed.). London: J. Murray. 1861.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Avignon". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Avignon". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Jules Bauer (1902), "Avignon", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 2, New York
{{citation}}: Check|author=value (help); External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Avignon", Encyclopædia 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) - Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Avignon", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Thomas Okey (1911). Story of Avignon. London: J.M. Dent & Sons. OCLC 1135525.
- "Avignon". Southern France (6th ed.). Leipzig: Baedeker. 1914.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1921), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 25,
Local history: Avignon
in other languages
- Sebastiano Fantoni Castrucci (1678). Istoria della città d'Avignone e del Contado Venesino (in Italian). Venice: Presso Gio. Giacomo Hertz. Volume 1, Volume 2
- Girard, Joseph (1958). Évocation du Vieil Avignon (in French). Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit. OCLC 5391399.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Jean Baptiste Marie Joudou (1842). Avignon, son histoire, ses papes, ses monumens et ses environs (in French). Avignon: J. Aubanel.
- Paul Achard (1857). Guide du voyageur, ou Dictionnaire historique des rues et des places publiques de la ville d'Avignon (in French).
- Augustin Canron (1858). Guide de l'étranger dans la ville d'Avignon et ses environs (in French). Avignon: T. Fischer aîné.
- Clément Fanot (1867). Guide Fanot 1868 pour la ville d'Avignon et ses environs (in French) – via Gallica.
- Avignon et ses environs. Guides Joanne (in French). 1898.
- "Vaucluse: Avignon". La Provence. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1902. OCLC 457600236.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Avignon". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). 1914.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Gagnière, Sylvain; et al. (1979). Histoire d'Avignon (in French). Aix-en-Provence, France: Édisud. ISBN 2-85744-056-1.
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