Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand

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

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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.^[1] Five gates are built into the fortifications, while the rest of the Roman city lies in ruins.
• 5th C. – Abbey of Saint Allyre [fr] 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).^[2]
• 549 – Second council of Clermont.^[2]
• 587 – Third council of Clermont.^[2][3]

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.^[2]
• 12th C. – Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date).^[2]
• 1130 – Religious council [fr] held in Clermont.^[2]
• 13th C. – Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins.^[2]
• 1273 – Chapelle des Cordeliers (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] construction begins.
• 15th C. – Château de Rabanesse [fr] construction begins.^[4]
• 1515 – Fontaine d'Amboise [fr] (fountain) erected by Jacques d'Amboise.^[2]
• 1623 – 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
• 1665 – Grands jours d'Auvergne [fr] begin.^[2]
• 1675 – Collège des Jésuites de Clermont-Ferrand [fr] building construction begins.^[5]
• 1731 – Towns of Clermont [fr] and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand."^[2]
• 1747 – Clermont-Ferrand Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts [fr] founded.^[6]
• 1790 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté.^[7]

19th century

• 1801
  • Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created^[7]
  • Fontaine de la Pyramide [fr] erected
• 1806 – Population: 30,982^[7]
• 1826 – Chamber of Commerce established^[8]
• 1844 – Hôtel de Ville completed.^[9]
• 1855
  • Clermont-Ferrand station opens
  • Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication^[10]
• 1858 – Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] installed in the Place de la Rodade
• 1862 – Clermont-Ferrand Synagogue [fr]^[11] and Church of Saint Eutropius [fr] built
• 1886 – Population: 46,718^[12]
• 1889 – Michelin et Cie in business^[13]
• 1890 – Clermont-Ferrand tramway initiated
• 1894 – Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established^[14]
• 1895 – Fontaine d'Urbain II [fr] installed in the Place de la Victoire (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr]
• 1896 – Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication^[10]

20th century

• 1906 – Galeries de Jaude [fr] (shop) built.
• 1911 – Population: 65,386.^[15]
• 1919 – La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
• 1921 – Population: 82,577.^[7]
• 1926 – Population: 111,711.^[7]
• 1940
  • June: City briefly occupied by German forces.^[16]
  • July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy.^[16]
• 1944 – Le Semeur Hebdo [fr] begins publication.
• 1961
  • Gare routière (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] built.
  • Association Montferrand Renaissance founded.^[17]
• 1974 – Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
• 1975 – Population: 156,763.^[7]
• 1977 – Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel.^[18][19]
• 1979 – Maison des Congrès et de la Culture (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] in use.^{[citation needed]}
• 1982
  • Cantons Centre [fr], Nord-Ouest [fr], Ouest [fr], Sud-Est [fr], and Montferrand [fr] created.^[7]
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival begins.
• 1995 – Radio Campus Clermont-Ferrand [fr] begins broadcasting.
• 1999
  • Polydome [fr] convention centre opens.
  • Population: 137,140.^[7]

21st century

• 2003 – Le Magazine Zap begins publication.^(fr)
• 2006
  • Place de Jaude inaurated.
  • Clermont-Ferrand tramway begins operating.
• 2010 – Grande mosquée de Clermont-Auvergne [fr] built.^[19]
• 2012 – Population: 141,569.
• 2014 – Olivier Bianchi becomes mayor.
• 2015
  • Cantons of Clermont-Ferrand-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 created per Cantons of France redistricting, 2014 [fr].
  • March: Puy-de-Dôme departmental election, 2015 [fr] held.
  • December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 [fr] held.^[20]
• 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See also

• Clermont-Ferrand history
• History of Clermont-Ferrand [fr]
• Augustonemetum (Roman-era settlement)
• List of mayors of Clermont-Ferrand
• List of heritage sites in Clermont-Ferrand [fr]

other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Timeline of Grenoble
• Timeline of Lyon
• Timeline of St Etienne
• Timeline of Vienne [fr]