Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Early history

• 1st C. BCE – Augustonemetum founded at near Nemossos, the ancient capital of the Arverni
• 2nd C. CE – Augustonemetum has grown into a city, with a population estimated at between 15,000 and 30,000
• 3rd C. CE
• the city is depopulated, and survives only as a fort at the site of the forum.
• St Austremonius, the apostle of Auvergne and first bishop of Clermont.
• 4th C. CE – the settlement is now known as Arvernis, with a population estimated at 700 people; the Roman Catholic diocese of Clermont is established. Five gates are built into the fortifications, while the rest of the Roman city lies in ruins.
• 5th C. – construction begins.
• 471/475 – Arvernis besieged by the Visigoths; part of the Visigothic kingdom until the Frankish conquest in 507.
• 535 – Council of Clermont (535).
• 549 – Second council of Clermont.
• 587 – Third council of Clermont.

Medieval to early modern

• 761 – Pepin the Short pillages urbs Arverna and takes its fort, Claremontem Castrum in the Siege of Clermont (761).
• 848 – first mention of the name Clermont (Clarus Mons) as the name of the city; Arvernis remains in use as alongside Clermont at least until the end of the 9th century.
• 862 – city destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt under bishop Sigon
• 898/910 – city again pillaged by Vikings
• 946 – traditional date for the consecration of the Romanesque cathedral built under bishop Stephen II.
• 1095 – Council of Clermont: pope gives speech that starts the First Crusade.
• 12th C. – Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date).
• 1130 – Religious held in Clermont.
• 13th C. – Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins.
• 1273 – construction begins.
• 15th C. – construction begins.
• 1515 – (fountain) erected by Jacques d'Amboise.
• 1623 – 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
• 1665 – begin.
• 1675 – building construction begins.
• 1731 – Towns of and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand."
• 1747 – founded.
• 1790 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté.

19th century

• 1801
• Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created
• erected
• 1806 – Population: 30,982
• 1826 – Chamber of Commerce established
• 1844 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
• 1855
• Clermont-Ferrand station opens
• Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication
• 1858 – installed in the Place de la Rodade
• 1862 – and built
• 1886 – Population: 46,718
• 1889 – Michelin et Cie in business
• 1890 – Clermont-Ferrand tramway initiated
• 1894 – Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established
• 1895 – installed in the
• 1896 – Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication

20th century

• 1906 – (shop) built.
• 1911 – Population: 65,386.
• 1919 – La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
• 1921 – Population: 82,577.
• 1926 – Population: 111,711.
• 1940
• June: City briefly occupied by German forces.
• July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy.
• 1944 – ' begins publication.
• 1961
• built.
• Association Montferrand Renaissance founded.
• 1974 – Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
• 1975 – Population: 156,763.
• 1977 – Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel.
• 1979 – in use.
• 1982
• Cantons , , , , and created.
• Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival begins.
• 1995 – begins broadcasting.
• 1999
• convention centre opens.
• Population: 137,140.