Timeline of Angers

The following is a of the history of the city of Angers, France.

Prior to 19th century

• 372 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers established.
• 471 – Merovingians in power.
• 8th century – Angers becomes part of Anjou province.
• 851 – Frankish-Breton treaty signed in Angers.
• 870 – Duke of Anjou centered in Angers.
• 1025 – Angers Cathedral built.
• 1028 – founded.
• 1059 – rebuilt.
• 12th century – construction begins.
• 1151 – Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154).
• 1184 – built.
• 13th century – Château d'Angers (castle) enlarged.
• 1288 – Jews expelled from Anjou.
• 1364 – Universitas Andegavensis active.
• 1380 – Apocalypse Tapestry created.
• 1384 – Public clock installed.
• 1487 - mansion built.
• 1508 - Anjou customary laws published.
• 1516 - (judicial proceeding) takes place.
• 1539 – (judicial proceeding) takes place.
• 1585 – Huguenots in power.
• 1589 – Catholic League active, then quashed.
• 1685 - founded.
• 1790 – Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté.
• 1791 – founded.
• 1793
• February: Liberty pole erected in the .
• December: Siege of Angers.
• 1796 – established.
• 1797 – Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established.

19th century

• 1806 – Population: 29,187.
• 1823 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
• 1839 – Basse-Chaine Bridge built.
• 1849 – Cointreau distillery in business.
• 1850 – 16 April: Collapse of the Basse-Chaine Bridge.
• 1855 – Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1856 – Population: 50,726.
• 1859 – Café Serin in business.
• 1869 – Patriote de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication.
• 1871 – opens.
• 1873 – Journal de Maine-et-Loire newspaper begins publication.
• 1875 – Catholic University of Angers active.
• 1876 – Population: 56,846.
• 1878 – (rail station) opens.
• 1883 – ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1886 – Population: 73,044.
• 1889 – opens.
• 1895 – Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established.
• 1896 – begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 – built on .
• 1911 – Population: 83,786.
• 1914 – Avrillé airfield begins operating.
• 1919 – Angers SCO (sport club) formed.
• 1937
• Parc de la Garenne created.
• Roman-era archaeological remains found.
• 1940 – June: German occupation begins.
• 1944
• May: Bombing by Allied forces.
• August: German occupation ends.
• ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1964 – Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands.
• 1967 – 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
• 1968 – opens.
• 1971 – University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.
• 1972 – 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
• 1973
• (bridge) built.
• Association généalogique de l'Anjou formed.
• 1974 – Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali.
• 1980 – Association des musulmans d'Angers founded.
• 1982
• Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
• Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.
• Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy.
• 1983 – (assembly hall) built.
• 1985 – developed.
• 1986 – established.
• 1988
• begins broadcasting.
• Angers twinned with Wigan, United Kingdom.
• 1991 – assembly hall built.
• 1994 – opens.
• 1999 – Population: 151,279.

21st century

• 2005 – tried.
• 2007
• cultural space opens.
• television begins broadcasting.
• 2011
• Angers tramway begins operating.
• City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
• Population: 148,803.
• 2014
• March: held.
• Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.
• Mosque construction begins.
• 2015 – December: held.

See also

• Angers history
• (Roman era settlement)
• List of counts of Anjou (residing in Angers beginning in 9th c.)
• department

other cities in the Pays de la Loire region

• Timeline of Le Mans
• Timeline of Nantes

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in French

• (+ table of contents)

External links

• Items related to Angers, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Angers, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).