Timeline of Bourges

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

Prior to 20th century

• ca.250 CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Bourges established.
• 475 CE – Visigoths in power (until ca.507).
• 762 – Siege and conquest by the Franks under King Pepin the Short.
• 1195 – Bourges Cathedral construction begins (approximate date).
• 1225 – Religious Council of Bourges held.
• 1312 – Coutume de Berry (law) written (approximate date).
• 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
• 1412 - during the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
• 1424 - Bourges astronomical clock installed in the cathedral.
• 1438 – Religious council held, resulting in the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges issued by Charles VII of France.
• 1453 - Palais Jacques Coeur completed.
• 1463 – University of Bourges founded by Louis XI.
• 1487 – .
• 1492 – (town hall) built.
• 1510 – built.
• 1528 – Religious council held.
• 1573 – founded.
• 1584 – Religious council held.
• 1645 – built.
• 1790 – Bourges becomes part of the Cher souveraineté.
• 1793 – Population: 15,964.
• 1796 – established.
• 1831 – Canal de Berry constructed.
• 1834 – Musée du Berry (museum) founded.
• 1866 – Société des antiquaires du Centre founded.https://books.google.com/books?id=ACIKAAAAIAAJ
• 1875 – Société de géographie de Bourges formed.https://books.google.com/books?id=h_SfAAAAMAAJ
• 1886 – Population: 42,829.
• 1893 – Dépêche du Berry newspaper begins publication.
• 1898 – begins operating.

20th century

• 1911 – Population: 45,735.
• 1927 – opens.
• 1928 – Bourges Airport opens.
• 1940 – The 5th Fighter Group was formed.
• 1944 – 36 Jews are taken from Bourges by the Milice in a rafle under the command of Joseph Lécussan and buried alive in the countryside.
• 1961 – (theatre group) formed.
• 1963 – opens.
• 1964 – Société d'archéologie et d'histoire du Berry founded.
• 1966 – Bourges 18 football club formed.
• 1975 – Population: 77,300.
• 1977 – Printemps de Bourges music festival begins.
• 1986 – Conservatoire national du Pélargonium (garden) established.
• 1989 – (transit entity) established.
• 1991 – Stade des Grosses Plantes (stadium) opens.
• 1992 – Hôtel de Ville (city hall) opens.
• 1995 – Serge Lepeltier becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2006 – opens.
• 2014 – Pascal Blanc becomes mayor.

See also

• Bourges history ()
• List of bishops of Bourges

Other cities in the Centre-Val de Loire region:

• Timeline of Orléans
• Timeline of Tours

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• (+ Bourges)

External links

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