Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aix-en-Provence.
Prior to 18th century
- 123 BCE – Aquae Sextiae founded.[1]
- 102 BCE – Battle of Aquae Sextiae.[1]
- 1st century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Aix established.[2]
- 477 – Visigoths in power.[1]
- 731 – Saracens in power.[1]
- 12th century – Aix Cathedral construction begins.
- 1112 – Religious council held in Aix.[3]
- 1277 – Saint-Jean-de-Malte Church built.
- 1409 – University founded.[4]
- 1487 – Aix becomes part of the Crown lands of France.[1]
- 1501 – Regional Parlement of Aix-en-Provence established.[1]
- 1505 – Clock tower built.[1]
- 1651 – Hôtel de Suffren built on the Cours Mirabeau.
- 1667 – Pavillon Vendôme (residence) built.
- 1668 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) completed.[5]
18th–19th centuries
- 1703 – Église de la Madeleine (Aix-en-Provence) (church) built.
- 1705 – "Bathing establishment" constructed.[1]
- 1756 – Theatre built.[6]
- 1777 – Completion of Bastide d'Orcel.[7]
- 1790
- Regional Parlement of Aix-en-Provence dissolved.
- Aix becomes part of the Bouches du Rhône souveraineté.[8]
- 1807 – Académie des sciences, agriculture, arts et belles-lettres d'Aix founded.[9]
- 1810 – Bibliothèque Méjanes (library) opens.[10]
- 1838
- October: Religious Council of Aix-en-Provence held.
- Musée Granet opens.[11]
- Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence founded.[11]
- 1839 – 19 January: Birth of Paul Cézanne.
- 1860 – Fontaine de la Rotonde installed.
- 1881 – Population: 23,887.[12]
20th century
- 1903 – Société d'études provençales (learned society) founded.[13]
- 1906 – Population: 19,433.[1]
- 1910 – Musée des Tapisseries d'Aix-en-Provence opens.[11]
- 1911 – Musée Arbaud founded.[14]
- 1912 – Fountain installed in the Place d'Albertas.
- 1945 – Henri Mouret becomes mayor.
- 1946 – Aix-en-Provence Military School active.
- 1948 – Aix-en-Provence Festival of music begins.
- 1954 – Population: 54,217.[8]
- 1960 – Aix twinned with Tübingen, Germany.[15]
- 1966 – Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer established in Aix.[16][17]
- 1967 - Félix Ciccolini becomes mayor.
- 1968 - Population: 89,566.[8]
- 1969 - Société aixoise d'études historiques (historical society) founded.[13]
- 1970 - Aix twinned with Perugia, Italy.[15]
- 1974 – Centre de Documentation Historique sur l'Algérie headquartered in Aix.
- 1975 – Population: 110,659.[8]
- 1976 – Café-Théâtre de la Fontaine d'Argent opens.
- 1977
- 1978 – Alain Joissains becomes mayor.
- 1979 – Aix twinned with Granada, Spain.[15]
- 1982
- Canton of Aix-en-Provence-Centre created.[8]
- Aix becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1983 – Jean-Pierre de Peretti Della Rocca becomes mayor.
- 1985 – Aix twinned with Coimbra, Portugal.[15]
- 1986 – March: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held.
- 1989 – Jean-François Picheral becomes mayor.
- 1992 – Aix twinned with Carthage, Tunisia.[15]
- 1995 – Aix twinned with Ashkelon, Israel.[15]
- 1999 – Population: 133,018.[8]
21st century
- 2001
- Maryse Joissains-Masini becomes mayor.
- Communauté d'agglomération du pays d'Aix created.
- 2007 – Grand Théâtre de Provence opens.
- 2011 – Population: 140,684.
- 2015 – December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.[18]
- 2016 – Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence established.
See also
- History of Aix-en-Provence
- List of mayors of Aix-en-Provence
- List of heritage sites in Aix-en-Provence
- History of Provence region
- Timeline of Provence region
Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:
- Timeline of Arles
- Timeline of Avignon
- Timeline of Marseille
- Timeline of Nice
- Timeline of Toulon
References
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