Timeline of Le Mans

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Le Mans, France.

Prior to 18th century

• 3rd C. – Wall built around .
• 4th C. - Julian of Le Mans becomes bishop.
• 5th C. – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans established.
• 6th C. – Le Mans Cathedral rebuilding begins.
• 832 – Aldric of Le Mans becomes bishop.
• 1063 – William the Conqueror in power.
• 1120 – Le Mans Cathedral consecrated.
• 1133 – 5 March: Birth of Henry (later king of England).
• 1189 – Philip II of France in power.
• 1508 – Maine customary laws published.
• 1558 – built.
• 1562 – Le Mans sacked by Huguenots.

18th–19th centuries

• 1756 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) built.
• 1760 – Prefecture built.
• 1790 – Le Mans becomes part of the Sarthe souveraineté.
• 1793
• December: Battle of Le Mans (1793).
• Population: 18,855.
• 1799 – Royalist Chouans take Le Mans.
• 1812 – Nouvelliste de la Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
• 1854 – Gare du Mans (rail station) opens.
• 1856 – established.
• 1857 - Notre Dame de Sainte Croix completed.
• 1866 – Population: 45,230.
• 1868 – La Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
• 1871 – January: Battle of Le Mans; Germans win.
• 1873 – Comptoir d'Escompte de la Sarthe (bank) established.
• 1875 – founded.
• 1880 – Société philotechnique du Maine active.
• 1886 – Petit Manceau newspaper begins publication.
• 1888 – (rail station) opens.

20th century

• 1906
• Automobile Club de l'Ouest founded.
• Population: 54,907.
• 1908 – August: Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.
• 1911 – Population: 69,361.
• 1923– First edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.
• 1936 – Population: 84,525.
• 1940 – 19 June: German forces take city, during the Battle of France.
• 1944
• 8 August: Germans ousted by Allied forces, during the Battle of Normandy.
• Le Maine Libre newspaper begins publication.
• 1946 – Population: 100,455.
• 1947 – becomes mayor.
• 1965 – becomes mayor.
• 1967
• Cantons Centre, Est, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Sud, and created.
• Le Mans twinned with Paderborn, Germany.
• 1974 – Le Mans twinned with Bolton, England, United Kingdom.
• 1977
• Le Mans University opens.
• Robert Jarry becomes mayor.
• 1981 – Le Mans twinned with Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
• 1982
• Le Mans becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
• Le Mans twinned with Haouza, Western Sahara.
• 1983 – Le Mans twinned with Volos, Greece.
• 1985 Le Mans FC founded.
• 1988 – opens in the .
• 1989 – opens.
• 1990 – Le Mans twinned with Suzuka, Japan.
• 1995 – Antarès arena and (museum) open.
• 1999 – Population: 146,105.

21st century

• 2001
• ice rink opens.
• Jean-Claude Boulard becomes mayor.
• 2002 – (circus) begins.
• 2005 – November: Socialist Party national congress held in Le Mans.
• 2006 – 9 March: Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis occurs near Le Mans.
• 2007 – Le Mans tramway begins operating.
• 2010 – Roman-era religious site discovered in nearby Neuville-sur-Sarthe.
• 2011 – Population: 143,240.
• 2014 – March: held.
• 2015 – December: held.

See also

• Le Mans history
• List of bishops of Le Mans
• history
• List of Counts and dukes of Maine, 8th–18th c., centered in Le Mans

other cities in the Pays de la Loire region

• Timeline of Angers
• Timeline of Nantes

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in French

External links

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