Timeline of Angers

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

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Prior to 19th century

• 372 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers established.^[1]
• 471 – Merovingians in power.^[2]
• 8th century – Angers becomes part of Anjou province.^[2]
• 851 – Frankish-Breton treaty signed in Angers.
• 870 – Duke of Anjou centered in Angers.^[3]
• 1025 – Angers Cathedral built.^[4]
• 1028 – Abbaye du Ronceray d'Angers [fr] founded.
• 1059 – Abbaye Saint-Serge d'Angers [fr] rebuilt.
• 12th century – Trinity Church, Angers [fr] construction begins.^[5]
• 1151 – Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154).^[2]
• 1184 – Hôpital Saint-Jean [fr] built.^[6]
• 13th century – Château d'Angers (castle) enlarged.^[5]
• 1288 – Jews expelled from Anjou.^[7]
• 1364 – Universitas Andegavensis active.^[2]
• 1380 – Apocalypse Tapestry created.^[2]
• 1384 – Public clock installed.^[8]
• 1487 - Logis Barrault [fr] mansion built.^[2]
• 1508 - Anjou customary laws published.^[9]
• 1516 - Grand jour [fr] (judicial proceeding) takes place.
• 1539 – Grand jour [fr] (judicial proceeding) takes place.
• 1585 – Huguenots in power.^[6]
• 1589 – Catholic League active, then quashed.^[10]
• 1685 - Académie des sciences, belles lettres et arts d'Angers [fr] founded.^[11]
• 1790 – Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté.^[12]
• 1791 – Angers Public Library [fr] founded.^[13]
• 1793
  • February: Liberty pole erected in the Place du Ralliement [fr].
  • December: Siege of Angers.^[5]
• 1796 – Archives départementales de Maine-et-Loire [fr] established.^[14]
• 1797 – Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established.^[15]

19th century

• 1806 – Population: 29,187.^[12]
• 1823 – Hôtel de Ville completed.^[16]
• 1839 – Basse-Chaine Bridge built.
• 1849 – Cointreau distillery in business.^[4]
• 1850 – 16 April: Collapse of the Basse-Chaine Bridge.^[4]
• 1855 – Chamber of Commerce established.^[17]
• 1856 – Population: 50,726.^[12]
• 1859 – Café Serin in business.^[18]
• 1869 – Patriote de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication.^[19]
• 1871 – Grand Théâtre (Angers) [fr] opens.
• 1873 – Journal de Maine-et-Loire newspaper begins publication.^[19]
• 1875 – Catholic University of Angers active.
• 1876 – Population: 56,846.^[20]
• 1878 – Gare d'Angers-Saint-Serge [fr] (rail station) opens.
• 1883 – Petit Courrier [fr] newspaper begins publication.^[19]
• 1886 – Population: 73,044.^[21]
• 1889 – Musée Pincé [fr] opens.^[15]
• 1895 – Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established.^[22]
• 1896 – Angers tramway (1896) [fr] begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 – Galeries Lafayette (Angers) [fr] built on Rue d'Alsace (Angers) [fr].
• 1911 – Population: 83,786.^[23]
• 1914 – Avrillé airfield begins operating.^[18]
• 1919 – Angers SCO (sport club) formed.^[18]
• 1937
  • Parc de la Garenne created.^[24]
  • Roman-era archaeological remains found.^[3]
• 1940 – June: German occupation begins.^[2]
• 1944
  • May: Bombing by Allied forces.
  • August: German occupation ends.^[2]
  • Le Courrier de l'Ouest [fr] newspaper begins publication.^[4]
• 1964 – Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands.^[25]
• 1967 – 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
• 1968 – Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine [fr] opens.^[26]
• 1971 – University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.
• 1972 – 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
• 1973
  • Pont de l'Atlantique (Angers) [fr] (bridge) built.
  • Association généalogique de l'Anjou formed.^[11]
• 1974 – Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali.^[25]
• 1980 – Association des musulmans d'Angers founded.^[27]
• 1982
  • Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
  • Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.
  • Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy.^[25]
• 1983 – Centre de congrès d'Angers [fr] (assembly hall) built.
• 1985 – Parc des expositions d'Angers [fr] developed.
• 1986 – Nouveau théâtre d'Angers [fr] established.
• 1988
  • TV10 Angers [fr] begins broadcasting.
  • Angers twinned with Wigan, United Kingdom.^[25]
• 1991 – Amphitéa [fr] assembly hall built.
• 1994 – Théâtre de la Comédie d'Angers [fr] opens.
• 1999 – Population: 151,279.^[12]

21st century

• 2005 – Angers child sexual abuse case [fr] tried.^[28][29]
• 2007
  • Le Quai [fr] cultural space opens.
  • Angers 7 [fr] television begins broadcasting.
• 2011
  • Angers tramway begins operating.
  • City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.^[30]
  • Population: 148,803.
• 2014
  • March: Angers municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
  • Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.
  • Mosque construction begins.^[27]
• 2015 – December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 [fr] held.^[31]

See also

• Angers history
• History of Angers [fr]
• Juliomagus [fr] (Roman era settlement)
• List of heritage sites in Angers [fr]
• List of mayors of Angers [fr]
• List of counts of Anjou (residing in Angers beginning in 9th c.)^[2]
• History of Anjou [fr]
• History of Maine-et-Loire [fr] department

other cities in the Pays de la Loire region

• Timeline of Le Mans
• Timeline of Nantes